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Smithston

2014 · 8 min

A short, oddball black comedy that turns a father's grief into something strange and uncomfortably funny.

Directed by
Craig Melville
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Damon Herriman, Glenn Hazeldine, Kai Lewins
Overview
A horrific schoolroom accident involving Mr Jones' son sparks a most unusual case of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Directed by
Craig Melville
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Damon Herriman, Glenn Hazeldine, Kai Lewins
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • trauma
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • school
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Craig Melville
Written by
Josh Lawson, Damon Herriman
Starring
Damon Herriman, Glenn Hazeldine, Kai Lewins, Nicholas Cassim, Tara Morice
Cinematography
Hugh Miller
Runtime
8 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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