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Moonchild

2020 · 16 min

A quiet, tender short that lingers on grief and mystery, drawing you gently into a daughter's search for meaning.

Directed by: mimi lee
Genres: Science fiction, Fantasy
Starring: Krista Marie Yu, Cindera Che, Becky Wu

Overview: After receiving a strange package on her late father's birthday, 18-year-old Lana goes on a journey to visit her father's grave, uncovering the true significance of the package and her father's death.

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Directed by: mimi lee
Genres: Science fiction, Fantasy
Starring: Krista Marie Yu, Cindera Che, Becky Wu

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: grief
family
mystery
identity
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, fantasy
Directed by: mimi lee
Starring: Krista Marie Yu, Cindera Che, Becky Wu, Alexandre Chen, Caspar Brun, Cheryl Chu, Hayden Lam, Clarrel Pope
Runtime: 16 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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