Short film

Cleveland

2018 · 14 min

A somber, quietly unsettling short that lingers on dread and the loss of innocence before tragedy becomes imaginable.

Tagline: BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS
Overview: In 1979, two decades before the Columbine High School Massacre, the idea of children being targeted for mass slaughter in the sanctity of their school was inconceivable.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Violence, trauma, death, fate
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: violence
trauma
death
fate
isolation
Places: school
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, crime, history
Directed by: David Melendez
Written by: David Melendez, Robert Manrique
Starring: Susanna Matza, Essex O'Brien, Gerry Z. Dragun, Heather Budzian, John Meacham, David E. McMahon
Runtime: 14 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English