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Theo

2020 · 12 min

A quiet, unsettling short that simmers with darkly comic resentment behind everyday small talk.

Overview
A barber fantasizes about killing his customers after hearing them complain about the world.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • madness
  • work
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Landon Liboiron
Written by
Landon Liboiron
Starring
Arye Gross, Marcello Silva, Madelyn Deutch
Cinematography
Kai Saul
Runtime
12 min

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