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Rehearsal

2021 · 14 min

A quiet, cerebral short that blurs rehearsal and ritual, leaving you unsettled about where performance ends and belief begins.

Directed by
Michael Omonua
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ruby Akubueze, Brutus Richard, Chimezie Imo
Overview
How do you stage a miracle healing? Protagonists are cast and different variations are tried out, improved and discarded. Boundaries dissolve between church and theatre, faith and credibility.

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Directed by
Michael Omonua
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ruby Akubueze, Brutus Richard, Chimezie Imo
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • art
    • deception
    • identity
    • power
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Michael Omonua
    Written by
    Michael Omonua
    Starring
    Ruby Akubueze, Brutus Richard, Chimezie Imo, Amanda Oruh, Paul Nnadiekwe, Peculiar Abonigbo, Odiaka Victor, Oluwatoyin Olaiyewola
    Cinematography
    KC Obiajulu
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Nigeria

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