Short film

Battery

2023 · 13 min

A quiet, tender short that lingers on a bittersweet final dance in a ruined world, leaving a heavy but heartfelt ache.

Overview: In a city devastated by a climate disaster, we follow Elliot as he uses his last ever wheelchair battery to meet his boyfriend Aaron for their first and final dance.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, death, survival, isolation
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
death
survival
isolation
identity
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none