Short film

Gråstein

2021 · 5 min

A quiet, lonely ache of a short film, watching a girl stand just outside a circle of joy she can't enter.

Directed by: Emilie Sofie Johannesen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Johanne Veland Bakke, Tomas Alf Larsen, Rosa Angell-Olsen

Overview: Maren tries to fit in, but is unable to connect with her peers when they are too busy dancing to their mobile phones.

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Directed by: Emilie Sofie Johannesen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Johanne Veland Bakke, Tomas Alf Larsen, Rosa Angell-Olsen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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
identity
loneliness
coming-of-age
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Emilie Sofie Johannesen
Written by: Emilie Sofie Johannesen
Starring: Johanne Veland Bakke, Tomas Alf Larsen, Rosa Angell-Olsen, Marielle del Otero
Cinematography: James Froment
Runtime: 5 min
Country: Norway
Languages: Norwegian

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