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50 mL

2023 · 8 min

A short, tightly wound holiday gathering where polite conversation curdles into quiet pressure and one man's private struggle simmers beneath it all.

Directed by: Vanessa M.H. Powers
Starring: Marissa Moeller, Casey Hoekstra, Cynthia Schreiner Smith

Overview: A young man struggles with his sobriety while he and his wife host a holiday dinner with her dysfunctional family.

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Directed by: Vanessa M.H. Powers
Starring: Marissa Moeller, Casey Hoekstra, Cynthia Schreiner Smith

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
family
isolation
identity
guilt
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Vanessa M.H. Powers
Written by: Vanessa M.H. Powers, Laura LaBree
Starring: Marissa Moeller, Casey Hoekstra, Cynthia Schreiner Smith, Jennifer Rathsack
Runtime: 8 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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