Short film

A Forest Haunt

2022 · 5 min

A brief, gentle animated fable that feels like a storybook come to life, sweet and hopeful with a soft environmental heart.

Directed by: Toff Mazery, Edward Jesse
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Family
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Tagline: A story about the power of collaboration, shaped by hundreds of people around the world.
Overview: When greedy woodsmen threaten to destroy a sacred forest, one little woodland spirit must confront the limits of her own might and learn to embrace the power of collaboration in order to save her home.

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Directed by: Toff Mazery, Edward Jesse
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Family
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
found family
environment
survival
power
Places: wilderness
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	1
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, fantasy, family
Directed by: Toff Mazery, Edward Jesse
Written by: Edward Jesse
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Music: Jeff Sudakin
Runtime: 5 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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