Short film

Smile

2021 · 7 min

A short, uneasy plunge into inner darkness where a small everyday struggle turns quietly monstrous and lingers after it ends.

Overview: When a young woman struggles to smile, her depression becomes something truly monstrous.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Madness, isolation, identity, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
identity
trauma
fate
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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