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Telethon

2009 · 5 min

A quiet, grainy archival fragment that drifts between anticipation and unease, asking you to lean in and read the margins.

Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson

Overview: A short found footage film about two talented acts waiting to perform in Sammy Davis’ ill- fated 1973 telethon for highway safety.

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Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
race
ambition
fate
Places: workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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

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Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson
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