Short film

Valley Pride

2023 · 15 min

A quiet, observational gaze at an industrial landscape, asking patience and leaving a lingering unease about what is being taken.

Directed by: Lukas Marxt
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Corporate agricultural production interests have been able to successfully cultivate and exploit this geological part of the Sonora desert.

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Directed by: Lukas Marxt
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
power
class
work
nature
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Tension	4
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Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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