Short film

Infliction

2010 · 9 min

An uneasy, quietly sad short that lingers on a woman's self-image curdling into obsession, uncomfortable to watch yet hard to look away from.

Overview: A 35 year old aspiring actress addicted to facial silicon injections does anything she can do to prove to her mother she is not worthless.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, family, ambition
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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
obsession
family
ambition
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild