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Lizard Brain

2020 · 11 min

An uneasy, intimate short that keeps you slightly off balance as a familiar reunion turns strange and psychologically slippery.

Directed by
Jon Ebeling
Overview
A young man's ex comes back into his life. Then another side of him appears.

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Directed by
Jon Ebeling
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • love
    • obsession
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
    Jon Ebeling
    Runtime
    11 min

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