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RED STAR

35 min

A disorienting plunge into a fractured mind, where dreams and waking life blur into a tense, uneasy haze.

Directed by: Peter Vazquez
Starring: Lila K. Smith, Anna Mayo, Tyler Bey

Tagline: An everlasting chaos.
Overview: A young woman suffers from hallucinations, dreams and nightmares after hiring an assassin to kill a mysterious stranger.

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Directed by: Peter Vazquez
Starring: Lila K. Smith, Anna Mayo, Tyler Bey

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
guilt
obsession
identity
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Peter Vazquez
Written by: Peter Vazquez
Starring: Lila K. Smith, Anna Mayo, Tyler Bey, Nate Dallimore, Claire Mack
Music: 2NFRO
Runtime: 35 min

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