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Ant

2019 · 14 min

A tense, grounded short that lingers on youthful innocence against a backdrop of unrest.

Directed by
Mischa Meyer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Diezel Braxton, Lamel Dixon, Tyrin Niles Wyche
Overview
Four teenagers in South Central Los Angeles plan a robbery - as people take to the streets protesting police brutality - and find unexpected childhood innocence in a comic book store at night.

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Directed by
Mischa Meyer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Diezel Braxton, Lamel Dixon, Tyrin Niles Wyche
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • race
    • crime
    • coming-of-age
    • violence
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Mischa Meyer
    Written by
    Mischa Meyer
    Starring
    Diezel Braxton, Lamel Dixon, Tyrin Niles Wyche, John Woods, Sheer Aviram, Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward, Scott Friske, Johannes Gamble
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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