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Atomic Love

2020 · 10 min

A quiet, intimate conversation piece that simmers with unspoken tension and ends on a sharp, tender confession.

Directed by
Imogen McCluskey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maddy McWilliam, Priscilla Doueihy
Overview
It’s 1988. Recently married Dana helps her eternally-single friend Aleea make a video profile for a dating service ATOMIC LOVE, provoking a confession which forces them to address the nature of their relationship.

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Directed by
Imogen McCluskey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maddy McWilliam, Priscilla Doueihy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • sexuality
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Imogen McCluskey
Written by
Imogen McCluskey
Starring
Maddy McWilliam, Priscilla Doueihy
Cinematography
Lucca Barone-Peters
Runtime
10 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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