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Raal

2020 · 8 min

A short, grainy black-and-white walk that curdles into dread, with abrasive sound pressing in around you.

Directed by
Andrew Schwarz
Genres
Horror, Music
Overview
A young man and his dog encounter a sinister force while on a walk through the woods.

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Directed by
Andrew Schwarz
Genres
Horror, Music
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, music
Directed by
Andrew Schwarz
Written by
Andrew Schwarz
Cinematography
Kenton Drew Johnson
Runtime
8 min

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