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Gotcha!

2023 · 20 min

A cringe-inducing, darkly funny short that keeps you guessing whether it's a prank or real grief.

Directed by: Brandon Tasker
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jacob Rice, Tyler Grano, Shannon Metelko

Tagline: When does something funny start to become sad?
Overview: When Jacob returns home for his internet famous brother's celebration, he finds his mother on the floor screaming his brother is dead. But during his eulogy at the funeral he starts to believe this could be another one of his many viral pranks.

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Directed by: Brandon Tasker
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jacob Rice, Tyler Grano, Shannon Metelko

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
deception
family
media
death
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Brandon Tasker
Written by: Brandon Tasker
Starring: Jacob Rice, Tyler Grano, Shannon Metelko, Pemberthy Lee, Shawn Boyd, Miranda Salvia
Cinematography: Ethan Nix
Runtime: 20 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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