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Live

2011 · 5 min

A quiet, chessboard-bound short that plays like a hushed noir, drawing you into two people sizing each other up.

Directed by
Max Bessmertny
Genres
Drama
Starring
Max Bessmertny, Kelsey Wilhelm, Abbi Mitchell-Morley
Overview
Two roomates become acquainted during a game of chess.

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Directed by
Max Bessmertny
Genres
Drama
Starring
Max Bessmertny, Kelsey Wilhelm, Abbi Mitchell-Morley
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • obsession
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Max Bessmertny
    Written by
    Wong Chin Sin, Abbi Mitchell-Morley, Kelsey Wilhelm, Max Bessmertny
    Starring
    Max Bessmertny, Kelsey Wilhelm, Abbi Mitchell-Morley, Francisco Figueira, Luis Leung
    Runtime
    5 min
    Country
    Macao

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