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Fairy Story

2023 · 12 min

A short, uneasy plunge into private dread, where ordinary spaces turn quietly wrong and the tension never quite releases.

Directed by
Griff Jones
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Brit O'Rourke, Pamela Kaur Sidhu, Daniel Watterson
Tagline
Not all fairytales have a happy ending.
Overview
When a mysterious man only she can see begins causing uncanny disturbances, Meredith must convince her tattoo artist to finish what she started in order to break a spell with life-changing consequences.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Griff Jones
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Starring
Brit O'Rourke, Pamela Kaur Sidhu, Daniel Watterson
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • fate
  • madness
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, fantasy
Directed by
Griff Jones
Written by
Griff Jones
Starring
Brit O'Rourke, Pamela Kaur Sidhu, Daniel Watterson, Holly Hudson
Cinematography
Mason Bennett
Runtime
12 min

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