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Floss

13 min

A quirky, gently absurd short that turns a small obsession into a wry, oddly touching character study.

Directed by
Zack Bornstein
Starring
Peter MacNicol, Guy Branum, Enayat Delawary
Overview
A floss-obsessed man confronts the origins of his orthodoxy.

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Directed by
Zack Bornstein
Starring
Peter MacNicol, Guy Branum, Enayat Delawary
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • obsession
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
Zack Bornstein
Written by
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Starring
Peter MacNicol, Guy Branum, Enayat Delawary, Avery Monsen, Kate Micucci
Cinematography
Arjun Prakash
Runtime
13 min

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