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Driven

2023 · 31 min

A wry, melancholy character study that finds odd comedy in a desperate night drive and an unlikely artistic kinship.

Directed by: David Shane
Starring: Rebecca Henderson, Krissy Lemon, Hannah Cabell

Overview: Teddy Fischer is an Uber driver and failed novelist who is living in her brother’s laundry room. While contemplating suicide, Teddy gets a ride request from Yari Alvarez, an overly confident, deaf yodeler, who insists that Teddy drive her to her parents’ McMansion to defend her as a fellow artist.

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Directed by: David Shane
Starring: Rebecca Henderson, Krissy Lemon, Hannah Cabell

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
art
identity
family
class
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: David Shane
Starring: Rebecca Henderson, Krissy Lemon, Hannah Cabell, David Furr, Gary Perez, Liza Colón-Zayas, Emma Haeri
Runtime: 31 min
Languages: English

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