Short film

Waxwing

1998 · 15 min

A quiet, uneasy short that watches a girl's first crush curdle into something she can't name, leaving a lingering chill.

Overview: With the curiosity of a fourteen-year-old and looking for her first love, Pia meets a man who is playing a game with her, the rules of which she does not know and which she is not up to.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, deception, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
deception
power
trauma
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild