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About James

2022 · 14 min

A quiet, bittersweet reunion that unfolds gently, steeped in regret and the ache of what might have been.

Directed by
Alice Weber
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joan Chak, Steve L. Mitchell, Lily Rose
Overview
Marlene’s chance encounter with James at a bookstore, 50 years since their last meeting, brings back painful memories of a love lost. Is there a “second chance”?

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Directed by
Alice Weber
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joan Chak, Steve L. Mitchell, Lily Rose
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • memory
  • love
  • grief
  • aging
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Alice Weber
Written by
Joan Chak
Starring
Joan Chak, Steve L. Mitchell, Lily Rose, Alice Weber, Madeline Barbush, Shelby Tibbetts, Rafael Fontones, Bethany Sketchley
Cinematography
Kahlief Bussie
Runtime
14 min

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