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Lighthead

2022 · 12 min

A taut, sweaty little chase through empty school corridors, where adolescent secrecy turns every corner into a small, anxious threat.

Directed by
Kit Baronas
Starring
Cale Ambrozic, Anthony Dionne, Kit Baronas
Overview
After receiving a hickey from his boyfriend, a closeted teen must hide it from his hyper-masculine best friend as they enter a cat and mouse game through their abandoned high school.

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Directed by
Kit Baronas
Starring
Cale Ambrozic, Anthony Dionne, Kit Baronas
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • friendship
  • deception
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Kit Baronas
Starring
Cale Ambrozic, Anthony Dionne, Kit Baronas
Runtime
12 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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