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Poster for Poles

Poles

2021 · 8 min

A quiet, sorrowful short that sits with its character's sadness, asking patience rather than offering easy comfort.

Tagline
An Ode to Melancholy
Overview
A lonely young woman struggles to deal with her melancholy despite the efforts of friends and family.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • loneliness
    • family
    • friendship
    • healing
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kieran Bourne
    Written by
    Kieran Bourne
    Starring
    Sally Faulkner, Oriane Pick, Jennifer Leong
    Music
    Hollie Buhagiar
    Cinematography
    Stephen J. Nelson
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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