Short film

Our Cissy

1974 · 31 min

A quiet, sombre journey into grief and unanswered questions, carried by a heavy sense of loss and stark realism.

Overview: An old man travels to London from the North Country, accompanied by his son, in order to find the truth about his daughter's suicide.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, family, death, isolation
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
death
isolation
class
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none