Short film

Cooties

2020 · 13 min

An awkward, quietly uncomfortable short that plays oddball teenage secrecy against parental cluelessness, leaving a faintly sad, squirmy aftertaste.

Overview: This off-beat melodrama centers around a teenage boy, whose helicopter parents do not know his best friend is a sex toy.
How it feels: Absurd, melancholic, cynical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, parenthood, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
parenthood
coming-of-age
sexuality
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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