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Miles & Ellen

2024 · 13 min

A quiet, tense character study that simmers with unspoken pressure and the weight of a mother's gift.

Tagline
Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot...
Overview
A young participant in competitive target shooting is given a new pistol on his birthday by the person who's been instructing him, his mother.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Aidan J. Stebbins
Written by
Aidan J. Stebbins
Starring
Tanner Parkin, Stephanie Dees, Michael Seckman
Cinematography
Abby Pellien
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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