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Short film

Playing Dead

2008 · 2 min

A brief, taut encounter that sits in uneasy silence, making you lean in to catch what is not said.

Overview
Playing Dead is a film about lying still to stay alive. A news reporter queries the survivor of a brutal attack.
How it feels
Tense, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Survival, trauma, violence, deception
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
Runtime
2 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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