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BUS

2024 · 11 min

A squirm-inducing short that mines awkward social panic and sudden shock for uncomfortable laughs, leaving you wincing and grinning at once.

Directed by
Julia Hogg
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
dark comedy
Overview
Jackie, an anxious people-pleaser, attempts to tell her eager date that she's not interested, but after witnessing him getting hit by a bus, her guilt takes over and now she's stuck to take care of him.
How it feels
Dark, absurd, satirical and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Guilt, identity, isolation, love
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Julia Hogg
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Julia Hogg
Written by
Julia Hogg
Starring
Marissa Bondi, Joseph Chiu, Joyce Chan
Runtime
11 min
Country
Canada

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