Short film

Goodbye, Old Paint

2022 · 30 min

A slow-burning, melancholic mystery that lingers on the cusp of adulthood, blending nostalgia with a creeping sense of dread.

Tagline: "Red Herring. Crimson."
Overview: Three kid detectives leave the sleuth game behind. Until, two days before their high school graduation, they find a body in the woods. The full, uncut, thirty-minute prologue of WHO GOES THERE.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, mystery, friendship, death
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 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: coming-of-age
mystery
friendship
death
identity
Places: small town
wilderness
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none