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Swollen

2024 · 13 min

A queasy, funny little nightmare that keeps you squirming and laughing at the same time.

Directed by: Roxy Sorkin
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Roxy Sorkin, Lily Rosenthal, Miles Fowler

Overview: Roxy and Lily survive the night after botched plastic surgery.

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Directed by: Roxy Sorkin
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Roxy Sorkin, Lily Rosenthal, Miles Fowler

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
isolation
survival
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	5
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, comedy, thriller
Directed by: Roxy Sorkin
Written by: Roxy Sorkin
Starring: Roxy Sorkin, Lily Rosenthal, Miles Fowler, Buck Andrews, Leaf Lieber, Miles Elliotm, Miles Elliot
Music: Isaac Freidenberg
Runtime: 13 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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