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Bend

2021 · 8 min

A taut, uncomfortable short that simmers with unspoken tension as social politeness strains against raw personal pain.

Tagline
Encountering the father of the boy who assaulted her teenage daughter tests Maggie to her limit.
Overview
At a party, Maggie encounters the father of the boy who assaulted her teenage daughter, testing her instinct to 'rise above' to its limit.
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • trauma
    • family
    • morality
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Georgia Goggin
    Written by
    Georgia Goggin
    Starring
    Isis Hope Lloyd, Robin Weaver, Misia Butler, Suzanne Norman, Dave Watts, Hannah Dando
    Cinematography
    Olan Collardy
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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