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Becoming Lucy

2017 · 14 min

A quiet, earnest short that sits with a teenager's ache of blame and longing, watching her try to reshape herself for approval.

Overview
Lucy, 15, blames her mother for her father leaving them for a 24 year-old blonde. When she finds out her crush at school likes blondes, she dyes her hair to get the attention of both men.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • loneliness
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Luisa Novo
Written by
Luisa Novo
Starring
Maitlyn Pezzo, Sarah Best, Emily Boyle, Jessica Castello, Hannah Dannelly, Cody Derr, Heather Dowling, Todd Dunlavey
Runtime
14 min

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