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Can I Get a Witness?

2025 · 111 min

A wistful, foreboding near-future tale that blends live action and animation to explore mortality and art with earnest melancholy.

Genres
Science fiction, Thriller
Tagline
How much time is enough?
Overview
In the not-too-distant future, we have solved all the world’s problems, mitigated climate change, eradicated poverty, and achieved true trans-species equality. There’s just one catch… humans have to end life at 50, and teenage artists have to document it. It’s Kiah’s first day on the job.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • coming-of-age
  • art
  • morality
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Ann Marie Fleming
Written by
Ann Marie Fleming
Starring
Keira Jang, Joel Oulette, Sandra Oh, Ben Immanuel, Yuki Morita, Patrick Gallagher, Kymo Van Oers, Shaz Fahr
Music
Brent Belke
Cinematography
C. Kim Miles
Runtime
111 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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