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Kimya

2019 · 8 min

A quiet, observant short that captures the strange stillness of an empty house and the mixed feelings it brings.

Directed by
Amira Duynhouwer
Starring
Samora Bergtop, Jonathan Eduardo Brito, Lena Jimoh
Overview
The young teenager Josie grows up in a house with a lively family where the door is never closed. There is always a lot of hubbub, banging on doors, a TV playing and a big brother coming by to tease her. She does not like the bustle or noise at all. When one day she happens to be home alone for the first time, she cautiously looks around with new eyes. She finally has everything to herself. But perhaps it is a bit too quiet now. The title of this debut is Swahili for 'silence'.

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Directed by
Amira Duynhouwer
Starring
Samora Bergtop, Jonathan Eduardo Brito, Lena Jimoh
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • family
  • isolation
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
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Written by
Amira Duynhouwer
Starring
Samora Bergtop, Jonathan Eduardo Brito, Lena Jimoh, Amne Mohammed, Nikita Radar
Runtime
8 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Swahili

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