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The Cocoon

2023 · 8 min

A tight, unsettling loop of futile effort that makes you feel the trap closing in with every step.

Directed by: David Shen Miller
Genres: Animation

Overview: Trapped inside a room covered with muddy footprints, a man will stop at nothing to mop the floor perfectly clean. But with every step he takes to wipe away a footprint, he leaves a new one behind him.

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Directed by: David Shen Miller
Genres: Animation

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
madness
guilt
fate
Places: single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: single location
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation
Directed by: David Shen Miller
Written by: David Shen Miller
Runtime: 8 min

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