Short film

Beauty

2018 · 12 min

A quiet, uneasy short that simmers with unspoken power and quiet dread beneath polite conversation.

Overview: Set in 1934, a black woman with mysterious abilities interviews to be the housekeeper to an eccentric white widow, but in order to get the job she must use her abilities in a way she didn't intend.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Race, power, identity, class
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: race
power
identity
class
deception
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none