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shadow swells

2022 · 3 min

A brief, hypnotic meditation on light and shadow that feels like watching a thought form.

Overview
…..the moment the shadow swells is the moment the image is realized….

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • memory
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour0
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
Karissa Hahn
Runtime
3 min

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