Short film

Take Me to a Nice Place

2021 · 34 min

A somber, slow-burning post-apocalyptic meditation on survival and sacrifice, with stark landscapes and emotional weight.

Overview: After mankind drove itself to the brink of extinction, a zealous lone survivor hunts his way across remote Canadian landscapes in search of knowledge and materials in order to reshape humanity. Ten years later, a woman raises 10 same-age children and prepares them for the sacrifices they must make in order to save the human race.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, family, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
isolation
family
grief
redemption
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none