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The Universe

2023 · 22 min

A dense, dreamlike collage of memory and cosmic imagery that asks you to surrender to its fractured logic.

Directed by
Adam S. Depew
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Gregory Patrick Agnew, Roman Spenneberg, Jax Inman
Tagline
THIS IS A REVOLUTION OF THE MIND
Overview
In a last-ditch effort to save earth, a man sacrifices himself and is forced to relive a series of suppressed memories that become smeared by the detonation of a stellar bomb. This paranormal explosion of thoughts begin to blur the lines between reality and fiction; the only way out is forward.

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Directed by
Adam S. Depew
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Gregory Patrick Agnew, Roman Spenneberg, Jax Inman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • faith
  • science
  • death
Places
  • space
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama
Directed by
Adam S. Depew
Written by
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Starring
Gregory Patrick Agnew, Roman Spenneberg, Jax Inman, Brodie McCauley, Olivia Jones, Jezreel Forand, Nicholas Poppe, Sofia Spenneberg
Cinematography
Jack Miller
Runtime
22 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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