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Flames

2021 · 12 min

A tense, intimate slow-burn of old wounds and forbidden desire, heavy with unspoken history and quiet dread.

Overview
Unresolved issues and old resentments ignite a forbidden blaze between two childhood friends that must be doused if one is to have any chance of escaping the past.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Quincy LeNear Gossfield, Deondray Gossfield
Written by
Deondray Gossfield
Starring
Deion Smith, Dontavius Williams
Runtime
12 min
Languages
English

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