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Sick Boys Die Alone

2019 · 17 min

A quiet, uncomfortable character study that sits with a struggling performer's pain while his jokes land on an audience that isn't sure how to take them.

Directed by
Howard Campbell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aviv Bar-Tal, Howard Campbell, Kanea Indigo
Overview
After a lifetime of unfortunate events, a diagnosed bipolar and depressed comedian shares his last jokes on an unexpected crowd.

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Directed by
Howard Campbell
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aviv Bar-Tal, Howard Campbell, Kanea Indigo
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • madness
    • death
    • isolation
    • art
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Howard Campbell
    Written by
    Howard Campbell, Angel Pitts
    Starring
    Aviv Bar-Tal, Howard Campbell, Kanea Indigo, Stefan Leach, Bud John Phineas, Leland Heflin, Elaine Lockhart, Jose Rosete
    Cinematography
    Artur Gubin
    Runtime
    17 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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