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Coping

2023 · 15 min

A breezy, wry little slice of millennial panic that turns career collapse into light, relatable comedy.

Directed by
Kaye Tuckerman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rebecca Knowles, Mary McDonnell, Sasha Sen
Tagline
A young woman who has always done everything right is ill-equipped when everything goes wrong.
Overview
How do we cope when our life crumbles around us? Maggie is a type A twenty-something who had her entire life vision-boarded from age 7. When she doesn't get offered the job at her dream law firm, she turns to what her roommates and every millennial does for work - the world of temp jobs. Hilarity ensues!

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Directed by
Kaye Tuckerman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rebecca Knowles, Mary McDonnell, Sasha Sen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • work
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Kaye Tuckerman
Starring
Rebecca Knowles, Mary McDonnell, Sasha Sen, Kate Odulukwe, Joseph Lacerda, Kisha Barr, Devan Gallagher, Rina Mejia
Cinematography
Sam Schmitz
Runtime
15 min
Languages
English

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