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Dot

1992 · 16 min

A short, scrappy, campy performance piece that jabs at wit and drink with scrappy, playful energy.

Directed by
Vaginal Davis
Starring
Vaginal Davis
Overview
A lively tribute to Dorothy Parker's intoxicated, acerbic wit.

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Directed by
Vaginal Davis
Starring
Vaginal Davis
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • gender
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Directed by
Vaginal Davis
Starring
Vaginal Davis
Runtime
16 min

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