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Disconnect

2020 · 4 min

A quiet, wordless dance of a breakup, tender and a little sad, asking you to feel the distance between two people.

Directed by
Gregory Samson
Genres
Animation
Overview
Anja and David’s relationship is falling apart, as relationships sometimes do. But when can a breakup still be salvaged, and when is it better to let the other person go? Anja can’t accept that her relationship with David is over, but he isn’t ready to make a clean break either. In Disconnect, the characters express themselves through dance. In this way, they can make their feelings visible, from the initial irritations to letting go of the broken relationship.

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Directed by
Gregory Samson
Genres
Animation
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • healing
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Gregory Samson
    Written by
    Fee de Koeijer
    Runtime
    4 min
    Country
    Netherlands

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