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Tree Girl

2019 · 9 min

A deadpan little oddity that mimics internet videos before drifting into quiet absurdity, funny and faintly melancholy.

Directed by: Marissa Goldman
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Marissa Goldman, Rome Davis, Thomas Frances

Tagline: In-TREE-guing content!
Overview: A girl dressed like a tree tries to find her way home. “Tree Girl" begins with a spot-on replica of a makeup tutorial video, complete with flashy editing and thumping background music, about how to make yourself look like a tree.

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Directed by: Marissa Goldman
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Marissa Goldman, Rome Davis, Thomas Frances

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
media
art
loneliness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	4
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Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Marissa Goldman
Written by: Marissa Goldman
Starring: Marissa Goldman, Rome Davis, Thomas Frances, Steven Markow, Tynan DeLong, Danielle Glynn, Will Banfeild, Maggie Crane
Cinematography: Ian Faria
Runtime: 9 min
Languages: English

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