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Cinemeta

10 min

A quick, chatty comedy of two friends bickering over creative choices, easy to dip into and mildly amusing throughout.

Directed by
James Arterberry
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Diamond Batiste, Paul Alan Dixon
Tagline
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Overview
Two military veterans turned amateur filmmakers argue over how to create the perfect, festival-worthy short film.

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Directed by
James Arterberry
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Diamond Batiste, Paul Alan Dixon
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • work
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
James Arterberry
Written by
James Arterberry
Starring
Diamond Batiste, Paul Alan Dixon
Runtime
10 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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