Short film

Calamity Falls

2018 · 21 min

A short, bittersweet fantasy that blends quiet grief with odd, darkly comic touches, asking you to sit with a child's impossible choice.

Overview: After the sudden death of her parents, a young girl finds a portal to an alternate world in which they are still alive and must choose whether to stay with them or go back to her brother in reality.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, whimsical and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, death, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
death
identity
survival
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Directed by: Hadley Hillel
Written by: Hadley Hillel
Starring: Maya Sayre, Jon Maxwell, Leah Fox, Jeffrey Cade Ross Brown, Joanne McGee
Music: Martín de Lima
Cinematography: Tehillah De Castro
Runtime: 21 min
Country: United States of America