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Erzi

2023 · 9 min

A quiet, intimate short that lingers on family friction and the ache of chasing a dream against a parent's scars.

Directed by
Tin Huyen Pham, Kailani D'Amour
Starring
Logan So, Tracie Filmer
Overview
Erzi decides to become a professional musician, but his mother’s history of rejection may ultimately pull them apart.

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Directed by
Tin Huyen Pham, Kailani D'Amour
Starring
Logan So, Tracie Filmer
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • identity
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Tin Huyen Pham, Kailani D'Amour
Written by
Kailani D'Amour
Starring
Logan So, Tracie Filmer
Cinematography
Shing Fung Cheung
Runtime
9 min
Country
Australia

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