Short film

Bound

2014 · 3 min

A short, somber plunge into a man's haunted memories, heavy with loss and the ache of being unable to let go.

Overview: When a man has been apart of something so big for his entire life, and that place no longer exists, he is forced to wander through his past and realize the fact that he is slave to what used to be. He is faced with the decision to either remain bound to his past or move forward into his future.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, bleak and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, identity, memory, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: grief
identity
memory
isolation
fate
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Kyle Misak
Written by: Kyle Misak
Starring: Jesse Charles, Marinos Hanna, Christian Paupore, Trevor Penn, Lorenzo Hoskin, Emilly Hickmott
Music: Greg De Iulio
Cinematography: Kyle Misak
Runtime: 3 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English