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The Oubliette

2022 · 10 min

A quiet, uneasy short that lets ordinary apartment life slowly curdle into something strange and unsettling.

Overview
After moving into a small apartment in a big city, a man notices strange and mysterious occurrences.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • mystery
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Directed by
    Max Hendrickson
    Runtime
    10 min

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