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Alcor & Mizar

2017 · 16 min

A quiet, introspective short that feels like watching someone slowly reveal and conceal themselves through art.

Directed by
Eva Rini May Cragg
Starring
Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl
Overview
A woman fully immersed in her paintings finds her only human contact in the form of a man whom she employs to erase them.

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Directed by
Eva Rini May Cragg
Starring
Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • isolation
  • art
  • identity
  • obsession
  • loneliness
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Eva Rini May Cragg
Written by
Eva Rini May Cragg
Starring
Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl
Runtime
16 min
Country
United States of America

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