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LAPSE

2013 · 14 min

A tight, clockwork little chase where a malfunctioning machine keeps rewriting the stakes underfoot.

Directed by
Tom Turner
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Nathan Ampofo, Conner Mckenzy
Tagline
In the year 2018, the year 2043, will begin.
Overview
When a time machine malfunctions in the hands of a group of criminals, a police officer from the future and a physicist must team up to destroy it, but in order to succeed they must not only avoid the dangerous criminals, but also the machine itself...

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Directed by
Tom Turner
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Nathan Ampofo, Conner Mckenzy
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • crime
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Tom Turner
Written by
Tom Turner, Sam Berrill
Starring
Nathan Ampofo, Conner Mckenzy
Runtime
14 min

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