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Short film

Freedom

1973 · 1 min

A brief, grimly compressed life flashes by, leaving a cold, fatalistic aftertaste.

Directed by
Richard Woolley
Starring
Robert East
Overview
Film made as competition entry for Chicago Film festival. Theme was ‘Freedom’. Woolley’s entry was dark and pessimistic with a man’s life moving from forceps delivery, through bullying at school to climbing into a coffin.
How it feels
Dark, bleak and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Freedom, isolation, death, identity
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Richard Woolley
Starring
Robert East
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Richard Woolley
Written by
Richard Woolley
Starring
Robert East
Runtime
1 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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