Short film

Pricks

2023 · 10 min

A quiet, intimate short that makes you feel the daily weight of an invisible condition through one woman's eyes.

Directed by: Toby Kearton
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jade Byrne, Philip Hill-Pearson, Charlotte Melia

Tagline: Diabetes is the subject. Acceptance is the story.
Overview: A misunderstood woman must understand what it means to live with Type 1 Diabetes.

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Directed by: Toby Kearton
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jade Byrne, Philip Hill-Pearson, Charlotte Melia

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
isolation
healing
family
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Toby Kearton
Written by: Toby Kearton
Starring: Jade Byrne, Philip Hill-Pearson, Charlotte Melia, Sarah Durham, Arthur McBain, Adam Donaldson, Lana Wennington, Eve Anderson
Cinematography: Lou Murrall
Runtime: 10 min
Languages: English

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