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The Mind Behind You

2015 · 8 min

An abstract, fragmented collage that drifts through uneasy images and moods, asking you to sit with its disquiet rather than follow a story.

Directed by: Jesus Antonio Rivera
Starring: Stephanie Persephone, John A. Mozzer, Mark Borders

Overview: A 3-act collage / short film that explores abandonment, mental waves and dark family myths. Exhibited at the 'Infinity Stage: Smashism' Group show at Coaxial Arts in Los Angeles, made possible in part by the Mike Kelley Foundation of the Arts grant.

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Directed by: Jesus Antonio Rivera
Starring: Stephanie Persephone, John A. Mozzer, Mark Borders

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
madness
family
memory
identity
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Jesus Antonio Rivera
Written by: Jesus Antonio Rivera
Starring: Stephanie Persephone, John A. Mozzer, Mark Borders, Serge Serum, Jonnie Prey, Jesus Antonio Rivera
Runtime: 8 min

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