Short film

Eve

2021 · 21 min

A tense, melancholic day-in-the-life that feels grounded and earnest, with a slow-building emotional weight.

Directed by: Wesley Wang
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Nikki Silva, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Alexandra Avezova

Tagline: Tomorrow.
Overview: A single mother and her rebellious son try to find a job on the streets of Elmont, NY over the course of a day.

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Directed by: Wesley Wang
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Nikki Silva, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Alexandra Avezova

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
politics
survival
class
isolation
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Wesley Wang
Written by: Wesley Wang
Starring: Nikki Silva, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Alexandra Avezova, Frank Muni, Jonathan Price, Andre L. Pierce, Damien Galvez, Brandon Wong
Cinematography: Dev Mitra
Runtime: 21 min

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