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Poetic Truth

23 min

A sincere, interview-driven documentary that feels like a series of intimate confessions, stylized with expressive movement sequences.

Directed by
Brian Thomas
Overview
A short documentary film that reflects the true story and perspectives of 11 diverse individuals. See and hear the challenges they go through as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, as a Person of Color, Racial inequalities, Social injustice, Bullying, being an Immigrant and as an advocate for Freedom of Sexual Expression and Female Empowerment. This is a film that looks into the importance of representation, diversity and inclusion. A project that reveals its subjects' truth in a unique hybrid of capturing movements in a stylized way and documentary style interviews.

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Directed by
Brian Thomas
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • race
  • sexuality
  • justice
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Directed by
Brian Thomas
Runtime
23 min

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