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The Loon

2025 · 19 min

A short, uneasy coming-of-age comedy that turns a sunny lakeside holiday into a quietly destructive test of friendship.

Directed by
Paula Bourgie
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
When Dodo finds out her best friend Clara has a crush, she struggles to accept their new dynamic and orchestrates destructive situations to avoid being left behind, threatening to spoil their idyllic lakeside holiday.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, dark and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, coming-of-age, identity, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Paula Bourgie
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Paula Bourgie
Written by
Paula Bourgie
Starring
Éléonore Loiselle, Marguerite d'Amour, Thomas Delorme
Cinematography
Max Hart Barnwell
Runtime
19 min
Country
Canada
Languages
French

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