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Surrender

2022 · 4 min

A hazy, sun-soaked vignette of first infatuation, where small jealousies quietly strain a friendship over one summer afternoon.

Directed by
Julia Ponce Díaz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Massi Pregoni, Sara Sedran, Maia Sky
Overview
Poolside lust and desire under a Summer haze. Two teenage girls encounter a gorgeous boy at a pool, but one's infatuation with him drives a wedge between them. Is anything as intense as your first love?

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Directed by
Julia Ponce Díaz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Massi Pregoni, Sara Sedran, Maia Sky
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Julia Ponce Díaz
Written by
Julia Ponce Díaz, Sara Kinney
Starring
Massi Pregoni, Sara Sedran, Maia Sky, Emma Halleen
Runtime
4 min
Country
United States of America

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