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Empty Nesters

2021 · 14 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with a couple's grief and uncertainty, feeling tender and heavy at once.

Tagline
It takes two
Overview
A young expecting couple comes to terms with their relationship and their loss.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • parenthood
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Devon Solwold
Written by
Devon Solwold
Starring
Jenna Krasowski, Kevin Holloway-Harris, Kristin Rudrüd, Scott Horvik
Cinematography
Kai Dickson
Runtime
14 min
Languages
English

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