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The Moderator

2021 · 5 min

A tight, uncomfortable short that sinks you into a quiet office and refuses to let you look away from what it costs to watch.

Directed by
Elliot Gaynon
Genres
Drama
Overview
Ade is a social media content moderator on the verge of a promotion - but he's traumatised by the violent videos he views each day. He's forced to keep his deteriorating psyche under wraps when he is called into a company-appointed evaluation.
How it feels
Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Trauma, work, isolation, guilt
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Elliot Gaynon
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Elliot Gaynon
Written by
Eve Maleham
Starring
Stefan Asante-Boateng, Charlotte Hunter
Runtime
5 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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