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Plug

1998 · 11 min

A brief, playful jolt of surreal competition that makes you think about the screens we live inside.

Directed by
Meher Gourjian
Genres
Science fiction, Animation
Overview
A man suddenly finds himself removed from his virtual reality world when a plug falls out of a socket. When he and another person notice another socket, they start a race to reach it first.
How it feels
Absurd, satirical, tense and whimsical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Technology, obsession, identity, survival
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Meher Gourjian
Genres
Science fiction, Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
science fiction, animation
Directed by
Meher Gourjian
Written by
Meher Gourjian
Starring
Jamie Waese, Hazel Rhodes
Cinematography
Patrick Grandaw
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America

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