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Dale III

2023 · 11 min

A small, gentle vignette about finding beauty and wanting to share it, tinged with quiet awkwardness and lingering regret.

Overview
When Dale discovers a beautiful painting in the trash outside his apartment, he's determined to share the experience with his ex-wife Theresa, who may not quite have the patience for it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • memory
  • loneliness
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Patrick Koehle
Written by
Patrick Koehle
Starring
Jud Meyers, Alice Bahlke
Runtime
11 min

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