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Dead Funny

2022 · 3 min

A short, quiet, wordless oddity that plays like a wistful little joke about wanting to be seen.

Directed by
Matthew Poole, Max Mir
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Josh Harvey
Tagline
In a world of silence, comedy speaks the loudest.
Overview
A lonely mime takes desperate measures in order to find the audience he deserves.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Matthew Poole, Max Mir
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Josh Harvey
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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
    • art
    • loneliness
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Matthew Poole, Max Mir, Harry Norton, Kanhaiya Trivedi
    Written by
    Tori Budden, Elena Righi, Luke Norton
    Starring
    Josh Harvey
    Runtime
    3 min
    Languages
    No Language

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