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People Person

2021 · 15 min

A trippy, colorful dive into a lonely mind, blurring reality and fantasy with rotoscoped visuals that feel both dreamy and unsettling.

Directed by: Ry Malena
Genres: Animation, Science fiction
Starring: Cayla Hailwood, Zachary Robert Poole, Davis Davis

Overview: Desperate to escape her reality, a young woman discovers a program that immerses her in her own subconscious through a myriad of virtual personas.

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Directed by: Ry Malena
Genres: Animation, Science fiction
Starring: Cayla Hailwood, Zachary Robert Poole, Davis Davis

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
technology
survival
madness
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: animated
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, science fiction
Directed by: Ry Malena
Written by: Ry Malena
Starring: Cayla Hailwood, Zachary Robert Poole, Davis Davis, Raynee Divjak, Tegan Andrews, Ry Malena, Jesse Springer, Andrew Divjak
Runtime: 15 min
Languages: English

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