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Aberdeen

2019 · 90 min

A grounded, earnest drama that follows a young journalist's moral tightrope walk, feeling tense and quietly conflicted.

Directed by
Colton Van Til
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isabel Bennett, Amara Davis, Matt George Moore
Overview
Mia, in attempts to make it in a male-dominated sports journalism industry, begins to expose the dark underbelly of high school sports in her small hometown. Now, she must choose between her loyalties to her town and her career aspirations.

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Directed by
Colton Van Til
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isabel Bennett, Amara Davis, Matt George Moore
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • power
  • corruption
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Colton Van Til
Written by
Edward Santiago, Colton Van Til, Taylor Weaver
Starring
Isabel Bennett, Amara Davis, Matt George Moore, Cooper Tomlinson, George Sayah, Jennifer True, Bryley Michael Bell, Jeremy Moller
Cinematography
Logan A. Williams
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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