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10 min

A short, uneasy slide between movie fantasy and grief, blurring what is real until the loss feels inescapable.

Directed by: Nicholas Hagen
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Anna Lundeen, Chris Harris, Jay Alsaker

Overview: Garrett uses movies to escape reality until the movie becomes his reality. In this thriller short, Garrett tries to avoid what is creeping up on him; dealing with his father's death.

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Directed by: Nicholas Hagen
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Anna Lundeen, Chris Harris, Jay Alsaker

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
obsession
identity
death
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: mystery, drama, thriller
Directed by: Nicholas Hagen
Written by: Nicholas Hagen
Starring: Anna Lundeen, Chris Harris, Jay Alsaker, Declan DeToy
Runtime: 10 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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