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Endling

2020 · 10 min

A quiet, mournful meditation on extinction, watching cold machines perform a tender ritual for a vanished species.

Directed by: Rishi Thaker
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Martin Challinor, Jasmin Hoinka

Tagline: Evolution Complete
Overview: Two advanced AI beings take the remains of the last human to be buried.

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Directed by: Rishi Thaker
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Martin Challinor, Jasmin Hoinka

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
technology
isolation
memory
Places: countryside
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, drama
Directed by: Rishi Thaker
Written by: Andrew David Barker
Starring: Martin Challinor, Jasmin Hoinka
Cinematography: Benjamin B. Smith
Runtime: 10 min

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