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Signage

2007 · 12 min

A quiet, gentle short that turns a small chance meeting into a soft meditation on aging and self-image.

Tagline
When life calls the last shot
Overview
A receding hairline, the beginnings of crow's feet and a chance encounter with a young deaf man, force Lex to confront getting older in today's youth-conscious world.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • aging
    • loneliness
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Rick Hammerly
    Starring
    Rick Hammerly, Jason Wittig, Jeffery Johnson
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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