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The Heretic

2020 · 8 min

A visually striking, atmospheric short that feels like a moody tech demo with a mysterious, slightly unsettling edge.

Directed by
Veselin Efremov
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Fantasy
Overview
The Heretic is a short film created by Unity’s Demo team. With ”The Heretic”, the team used every aspect of Unity’s High Definition Rendering Pipeline, created advanced effects with the VFX Graph, and undertook the challenge of creating a realistic digital human.
How it feels
Eerie, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, faith, technology, isolation
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Veselin Efremov
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Fantasy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, science fiction, fantasy, mystery
Directed by
Veselin Efremov
Written by
Veselin Efremov
Starring
Jake Fairbrother
Runtime
8 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
English

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