Short film

The Rescue

2011 · 18 min

A wry, offbeat short that turns dating into an absurd bureaucratic hunt, funny and quietly unsettling.

Overview: The story of Miguel who decides to go looking for a new mate at the boyfriend pound (aka the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Boyfriends, or SPCB).
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, loneliness, love, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
loneliness
love
isolation
deception
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild