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Weathering

2023 · 20 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning plunge into grief and paranoia, where quiet domestic spaces turn menacing and every shadow feels like a threat.

Directed by: Megalyn Echikunwoke
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Alexis Louder, Alfre Woodard, Jermaine Fowler

Overview: After losing her baby and nearly her life during labor, a journalist unravels amid disturbing visions and chilling attacks as she grieves alone at home.

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Directed by: Megalyn Echikunwoke
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Alexis Louder, Alfre Woodard, Jermaine Fowler

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

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Megalyn Echikunwoke
Written by: Megalyn Echikunwoke
Starring: Alexis Louder, Alfre Woodard, Jermaine Fowler, James Tupper, Behzad Dabu, Lorna Pitts
Music: Spencer Nezey
Cinematography: Pierluigi Malavasi
Runtime: 20 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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