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Spin

2021 · 12 min

A tense, intimate slice of life that quietly aches as a mother struggles to reach her child amid noise and distraction.

Directed by
Andrea Cass
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kimberley Drake, Justin Nurse, Audrey Smith
Overview
An anxious Catherine is unable to communicate with her five year old daughter. Can she discover a new way to connect to her at a busy casino party?

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Directed by
Andrea Cass
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kimberley Drake, Justin Nurse, Audrey Smith
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Andrea Cass
Written by
Andrea Cass
Starring
Kimberley Drake, Justin Nurse, Audrey Smith, Rachel Selby, Allison Moira Kelly, Natalia Hennelly, Chuck Herriott, Justin A. Foley
Cinematography
Duncan De Young
Runtime
12 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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