Short film

Mad from the Sun

2021 · 15 min

A quiet, unsettling short that drifts between dread and tender recollection, leaving a lingering ache.

Overview: Miina’s morning routine is interrupted when she finds a small plastic bag taped to the window. Inside, she finds a bloody human ear. The ear sends Miina back in time to relive her first teenage love affair with Lukas.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, memory, love, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: grief
memory
love
trauma
isolation
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild