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Starry Eyed

2023 · 14 min

A wry, awkward little cringe-comedy that keeps you squirming and half-smiling as one man's romantic certainty slides into something faintly unsettling.

Directed by
Al Braatz
Starring
Sean Cage, Natalia Gracious, Iain Stewart
Overview
A queer dark comedy about a delusional romantic on a quest to reignite an old flame. Blinded by love, the line between romantic gestures and illegal ones becomes blurred.

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Directed by
Al Braatz
Starring
Sean Cage, Natalia Gracious, Iain Stewart
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
Al Braatz
Written by
Iain Stewart
Starring
Sean Cage, Natalia Gracious, Iain Stewart
Runtime
14 min
Languages
English

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