Short film

Cusp

9 min

A quiet, lingering goodbye that aches with the weight of leaving someone you love behind.

Directed by: Erika Felton
Starring: Gemma Bird Matheson, Mia Morrissey, Jessica Spies

Overview: As the dust settles on her goodbye party, Nora must face her best friend Maude and come to terms with what it means to leave her other half behind.

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Directed by: Erika Felton
Starring: Gemma Bird Matheson, Mia Morrissey, Jessica Spies

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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: friendship
grief
identity
coming-of-age
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Erika Felton
Written by: Erika Felton
Starring: Gemma Bird Matheson, Mia Morrissey, Jessica Spies, Tamara Lee Bailey, Alex Stamell
Music: Ben Bauchet
Runtime: 9 min

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