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Gut Punch

2023 · 12 min

A short, talky slice of Brooklyn life where casual banter keeps snagging on something uneasy underneath.

Directed by
Jon Ryan Sugimoto
Starring
Joe List, Radel Ortiz, Greer Barnes
Overview
Darkness rumbles beneath the floorboards of a Brooklyn bodega as three locals argue about pills, politics, and semantics.

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Directed by
Jon Ryan Sugimoto
Starring
Joe List, Radel Ortiz, Greer Barnes
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • race
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Directed by
    Jon Ryan Sugimoto
    Starring
    Joe List, Radel Ortiz, Greer Barnes, Sabrina piper
    Runtime
    12 min

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