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City Survival

1983 · 25 min

A gentle, quietly hopeful short that follows a newcomer's small struggles and gradual confidence with warmth and patience.

Directed by
Lulu Keating
Genres
Drama, Animation
Overview
A young woman leaves the comfort of her small rural community to pursue opportunities in a big Canadian city. She encounters obstacles that almost force her to return home, but she eventually picks up the skills to adjust to the city.

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Directed by
Lulu Keating
Genres
Drama, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • healing
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, animation
Directed by
Lulu Keating
Written by
Mary-Colin Chisholm, Lulu Keating
Runtime
25 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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