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Inventory

2020 · 5 min

A brief, quietly absorbing documentary portrait where ordinary voices reveal the pull of military life.

Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson

Overview: Inventory is based on Želimir Žilnik’s classic Inventory. A quick succession of soldiers explain how they ended up in military life at the Columbus Air Force Base 14th Flying Training Wing in Columbus, Mississippi.

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Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson

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Tone: 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: work
identity
power
class
Places: military
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson
Runtime: 5 min
Country: United States of America

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