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Hands

2019 · 17 min

A quiet, somber character study that lingers on loneliness and regret, asking patience and rewarding it with melancholy reflection.

Directed by
John Canemaker
Overview
The film follows Wing Biddlebaum, a lonely former schoolteacher whose “hands” led to a scandal that drove him from his previous town and life’s calling.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, identity, memory, guilt
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Directed by
    John Canemaker
    Runtime
    17 min
    Country
    United States of America

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