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The Horses

2021 · 12 min

A quiet, tender short that moves at a gentle rural pace, sitting with loss and the small, patient search for companionship.

Directed by
Liz Cairns
Genres
Documentary
Overview
After the death of two mares at the stables where she works as a caretaker, a young woman travels from barn to barn in search of a horse to be a companion to the single remaining gelding at her barn.

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Directed by
Liz Cairns
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • healing
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Liz Cairns
Runtime
12 min
Country
Canada

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