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Chicken

2011 · 3 min

A brief, stage-like interlude that lingers on a man's quiet struggle to be seen, asking patience and reflection.

Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Franklin Grace
Overview
Centred on a scene from Tennessee Williams’s play Kingdom of Earth (1968). Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus. Filmed as if it were a stage play, the title character, Chicken of Kingdom, struggles with how people view him.

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Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Franklin Grace
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • class
  • race
  • power
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Franklin Grace
Cinematography
Kevin Jerome Everson
Runtime
3 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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