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Mort

15 min

A scrappy, silly scramble of a short that plays its corpse trouble for queasy laughs rather than scares.

Directed by
Charlie Queen
Starring
Les Lannom, Andy Farmer, Josh Bernstein
Overview
A slime-ball mortician and his timid new assistant scramble to distract a repugnant small-town family after their loved one's corpse turns into a zombie and wanders off minutes before the funeral.

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Directed by
Charlie Queen
Starring
Les Lannom, Andy Farmer, Josh Bernstein
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • family
  • deception
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour7
Realism4
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Directed by
Charlie Queen
Written by
Charlie Queen
Starring
Les Lannom, Andy Farmer, Josh Bernstein, Maggie Degen
Runtime
15 min
Languages
English

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