Short film

Permeable

2018 · 18 min

A quiet, uneasy short that lingers on a mother's quiet desperation in a poisoned world, leaving a somber ache.

Overview: A mother struggles to save her son from a polluted world.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, environment, survival, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: parenthood
environment
survival
isolation
grief
Places: home
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: science fiction
Directed by: Li Wang
Starring: Abigail Jean Lucas, Cory Scott, James DeFilippi, Robin Ann Rapoport, Maria Servellon
Cinematography: Ruoyu Guo
Runtime: 18 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English