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Half Empty/Half Full

2020 · 78 min

A tense, talky dinner party that slowly curdles into awkward confrontations and raw emotional honesty.

Directed by: Andy Gershenzon
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Mia Barron, Andy Gershenzon, Stark Sands

Overview: Four friends reunite for a dinner to catch up on each other's lives. As the night progresses, it devolves into a whirlwind of jealousy, lies and big revelations. This dramatic story unfolds in real time.

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Directed by: Andy Gershenzon
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Mia Barron, Andy Gershenzon, Stark Sands

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
betrayal
love
deception
identity
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Andy Gershenzon
Written by: Andy Gershenzon
Starring: Mia Barron, Andy Gershenzon, Stark Sands, Maria Thayer
Runtime: 78 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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