Short film

Distracted

2023 · 30 min

A gentle, meandering slice of summer in Paris, where procrastination and self-doubt simmer under a warm, comic light.

Overview: Lucie, about to graduate university, has to stay in Paris for the summer to finish her master thesis. While she hopes to combine work and rest, she’s constantly distracted by the outside world, people in vacation, but also her own despise for routine…
How it feels: Light, melancholic, warm and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, work, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild