Short film

Viral Kids

2019 · 18 min

A quietly devastating, socially conscious short that lingers on vulnerable lives exploited by unseen forces, leaving a heavy, uneasy residue.

Overview: Stories of five different street children who have their own past and dreams but being hindered and utilized by an unknown force behind the online scheme.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, survival, class, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
class
power
corruption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none