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Midnight Zero

2019 · 4 min

Four minutes of silent, shadowy unease, watching a figure stalk predators through a broken city.

Directed by
Jesse O'Brien
Starring
Knox Gibson, Caitlin Strongarm
Overview
A masked hero watches the broken streets from the shadows, tracking a criminal organisation who are kidnapping children.

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Directed by
Jesse O'Brien
Starring
Knox Gibson, Caitlin Strongarm
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour0
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Jesse O'Brien
Starring
Knox Gibson, Caitlin Strongarm
Runtime
4 min
Languages
No Language

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