Short film

Apple

2020 · 16 min

A quiet, intimate short about two children learning to understand each other in an empty world, carrying a gentle ache of loneliness and fragile hope.

Directed by: Douglas Spaltro
Starring: Alaina Spaltro, Lane Akers, Matthew Clark

Tagline: When communication is all that's left.
Overview: When the last two alive on Earth are a 10-year-old boy and girl, compromise and navigating through their differences is the only chance for humankind.

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Directed by: Douglas Spaltro
Starring: Alaina Spaltro, Lane Akers, Matthew Clark

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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: survival
isolation
coming-of-age
family
loneliness
Places: wilderness
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Douglas Spaltro
Written by: Douglas Spaltro
Starring: Alaina Spaltro, Lane Akers, Matthew Clark, Zamya Widemon, Jessica Sustaita, Bailey Alexander Lewis, Amanda Akers, Corey Cannon
Runtime: 16 min

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