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Dead Weight

2022 · 9 min

A taut, uneasy short that turns a routine drug drop into a quiet, character-revealing pressure cooker.

Directed by: Fritz Frauendorf
Genres: Drama
Starring: Twesh Swain, Benjamin Williams

Overview: When Damon and Jason find an unexpected surprise in the trunk of their drug drop car, their lives begin to reveal themselves from the inside out.
How it feels: Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, deception, betrayal
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Directed by: Fritz Frauendorf
Genres: Drama
Starring: Twesh Swain, Benjamin Williams

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Full breakdown

Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
betrayal
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

Cast

Twesh SwainDamon
Benjamin WilliamsJason

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Details

Genres: drama
Directed by: Fritz Frauendorf
Written by: Fritz Frauendorf
Starring: Twesh Swain, Benjamin Williams
Runtime: 9 min
Country: United States of America

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