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Bad Mother

2023 · 25 min

A quiet, heavy chamber piece that sits with a family's grief and simmering resentment until the air feels tight.

Overview
As a grieving family gathers home on the eve of a dear neighbor’s funeral, a mother tries to restrain her existential rage after her husband makes a crushing confession of infidelity.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • betrayal
    • family
    • isolation
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Molly Longwell
    Written by
    Molly Longwell
    Starring
    John Posey, Anya Krawcheck, Kate Goehring, Gregg Kearns, Jacqueline DeHart
    Runtime
    25 min

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