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Astronauts

2005 · 8 min

A short, wickedly funny animated sketch of two people driving each other crazy in a tiny shared space.

Overview
Two astronauts in a cramped spaceship find it increasingly difficult to get along in English director Matthew Walkers wickedly funny take on the roommates from hell.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • madness
    Places
    • space
    Era
    far-future
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour6
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Matthew Walker
    Written by
    Matthew Walker
    Starring
    Alec Morgan, Glen Finick
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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