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Adore

2022 · 11 min

A taut, intimate family gathering that simmers with unspoken conflict before opening into a tender, defiant act of love.

Directed by
Beth Warrian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sydney Kuhne, Desmond Sivan, Alexandra Lainfiesta
Tagline
I want them to see me.
Overview
During a tense family Christmas party, Luci, a queer Peruvian-Canadian woman with a massive chip on her shoulder, slips away to give her beloved nephew the gift of his dreams: a beautiful sequinned dress.

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Directed by
Beth Warrian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sydney Kuhne, Desmond Sivan, Alexandra Lainfiesta
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • gender
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
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
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Beth Warrian
Written by
Beth Warrian
Starring
Sydney Kuhne, Desmond Sivan, Alexandra Lainfiesta
Runtime
11 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English, Spanish

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