Short film

The Girl

2022 · 12 min

A quiet, uncomfortable plunge into adolescent shame and confusion, intimate and raw, leaving a lingering ache.

Overview: As a lonely middle-schooler experiences the trauma of getting her period for the first time, she discovers her body isn’t the only thing betraying her. "The Girl" explores the feelings of shame, secrecy, longing, confusion, grief, betrayal and anger that are so central to adolescence.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, isolation, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 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: coming-of-age
identity
isolation
grief
betrayal
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild