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Brief Story

2021 · 11 min

A short, cryptic puzzle that keeps you leaning in, unsettled by its strange characters and the sense that something sinister is just out of view.

Directed by
Rick Rocha
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Dempsey Bryk, Lourdes Leon, Conlan Kisilewicz
Overview
A brief tale about two brief cases, with two fates and the sinister/holy characters surrounding them. Two brief cases, two fates whom will it go right for?

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Directed by
Rick Rocha
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Dempsey Bryk, Lourdes Leon, Conlan Kisilewicz
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • fate
  • deception
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
mystery
Directed by
Rick Rocha
Written by
Rick Rocha
Starring
Dempsey Bryk, Lourdes Leon, Conlan Kisilewicz, John Francomacaro, Rachel Amodeo, Anthony Haden-Guest, Zachary Zamsky, Adam Zhu
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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