Short film

The Shepherd

2023 · 39 min

A taut, eerie flight into the unknown that turns into a warm, ghostly Christmas fable about hope and guidance.

Tagline: This Christmas, hope will guide you home.
Overview: On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, uplifting and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, faith, redemption
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
faith
redemption
memory
Places: military
sea
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none