Short film

Tenebrae

2018 · 17 min

A quiet, wistful drift through abandoned rooms, watching a chapter close with tender stillness.

Directed by: Nicole Midori Woodford
Starring: Iris Li

Overview: On the last day for the residents to vacate a high-rise apartment before its demolishment, a young girl, Iris, and her mother are moving out. On a tight deadline, her boyfriend and his friend are also present to help. Iris inevitably gets distracted exploring the vacant spaces of her neighbours, relishing the moment. As they pull away in the rental truck for the last time, Iris sits in the back with her boyfriend, surrounded by her furniture. She allows a small ray of light to penetrate the darkness of the truck. The images of the outside world appear on the interior of the truck; they watch the inverted building before it eventually disappears forever.

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Directed by: Nicole Midori Woodford
Starring: Iris Li

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
isolation
family
identity
love
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Nicole Midori Woodford
Written by: Nicole Midori Woodford
Starring: Iris Li
Cinematography: Shaun Neo
Runtime: 17 min
Country: Singapore

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