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Rational Functions

2023 · 6 min

A quiet, tender short that finds warmth in an unlikely classroom connection, leaving a soft ache of recognition.

Directed by
Esmé Nix
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A lonely girl finds connection in class through understanding math as tragic love stories.

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Directed by
Esmé Nix
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • loneliness
  • education
  • identity
  • love
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Esmé Nix
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America

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