MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Short film
Poster for High Fever

High Fever

2022 · 14 min

A light, wry chamber piece that turns pandemic isolation into a playful, slightly tense game of deception.

Directed by
Michele Pennetta, Géraldine Rod
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Kacey Mottet Klein, Leonor Oberson, Diane Muller
Overview
On the eve of a film shoot, Kacey, a 22 year old actor, tests positive for Covid, his role and involvement in the project now in jeopardy. Forced to quarantine in his hotel room and facing solitude and boredom, Kacey takes it upon himself to mislead his co-star, a beautiful and talented actress, into joining him.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Michele Pennetta, Géraldine Rod
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Kacey Mottet Klein, Leonor Oberson, Diane Muller
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • deception
  • identity
  • art
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

More like this

Titles like High Fever

Short film

A House in the Countryside

2017

A quick, wry little sketch that turns an awkward doorstep chat into a quietly funny sting of embarrassment.

Light · about isolation and deception · single location

Via
  • light
  • isolation
  • deception
  • single location
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
10 min
Details
A House in the CountrysideHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Lockdown

2021

A quiet, voyeuristic chamber piece that turns awkward observation into slow unease.

About isolation and deception

Via
  • isolation
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
21 min
Details
LockdownHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Half Brothers

2016

A talky, claustrophobic chamber comedy where awkward family tension simmers until forced togetherness strips away everyone's polished fronts.

About isolation and deception · single location

Via
  • isolation
  • deception
  • single location
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details
Half BrothersHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Icebreaker

A tight, talky little chamber piece where awkward strangers circle each other, mixing mild comedy with a slowly tightening unease.

About isolation and deception · single location

Via
  • isolation
  • deception
  • single location
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
14 min
Details
IcebreakerHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Magic

2021

A quick, wry two-hander that keeps you guessing where the awkward conversation is heading.

Light · about deception and identity

Via
  • light
  • deception
  • identity
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
10 min
Details
MagicHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Zhivka Shtrba

1969

A quiet, bittersweet chamber piece that watches loneliness and ulterior motives circle each other with wry, uneasy humour.

About isolation and deception

Via
  • isolation
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
31 min
Details
Zhivka ShtrbaHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Quarantine, can I help you?

2020

A quick, wry sketch of helpline workers blindsided by lockdown chaos, funny and a little uneasy.

Light · about isolation · single location

Via
  • light
  • isolation
  • single location
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
2 min
Details
Quarantine, can I help you?Hidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Joža

2023

A light, talky short that coasts on awkward charm and the quiet unease of two actors circling each other.

Light · about deception and identity

Via
  • light
  • deception
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
17 min
Details
JožaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Sex Drive

2026

A steamy, twisty little thriller that keeps you guessing about who is lying while the heat and danger rise together.

About deception and identity · single location

Via
  • deception
  • identity
  • single location
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
75 min
Details
Sex DriveHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Feliz Aniversário

2025

A light, farcical comedy of errors where overlapping affairs and awkward encounters keep the tension bubbling under the laughs.

Light · about deception and identity · single location

Via
  • light
  • deception
  • identity
  • single location
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
120 min
Details
Feliz AniversárioHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Cursed Days

2020

A wry, screen-bound lockdown comedy where petty schemes and domestic absurdities play out through phones and webcams.

About isolation and deception

Via
  • isolation
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Cursed DaysHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Hummus & Chips

2021

A gentle, wry lockdown two-hander where small cultural misunderstandings turn into something quietly human and kind.

Light · about isolation and identity

Via
  • light
  • isolation
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
14 min
Details
Hummus & ChipsHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michele Pennetta, Géraldine Rod
Written by
Géraldine Rod, Emmanuelle Fournier-Lorentz
Starring
Kacey Mottet Klein, Leonor Oberson, Diane Muller
Cinematography
Leandro Monti
Runtime
14 min
Languages
French

TMDBIMDb