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Del Shores: Naked. Sordid. Reality.

2014 · 84 min

A lone performer conjures a gallery of Southern voices, funny and sharp, then quietly tender beneath the camp.

Directed by: Emerson Collins
Starring: Del Shores, Joe Patrick Ward

Overview: In this one man play, producer, playwright and actor Del Shores plays six distinct characters he has created based on people in his life. They are all Southern caricatures but more complicated than they may at first seem.

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Directed by: Emerson Collins
Starring: Del Shores, Joe Patrick Ward

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
family
sexuality
memory
love
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Directed by: Emerson Collins
Written by: Del Shores
Starring: Del Shores, Joe Patrick Ward
Runtime: 84 min

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