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Strings

2022 · 10 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with a teenager's hurt and lets small moments of music offer a little relief.

Directed by
Connor Burklow
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shannon Speagle, Kyle Kane, Alec Blakeman
Overview
While dealing with the messy divorce of his parents, a troubled teenager finds solace in playing the guitar.

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Directed by
Connor Burklow
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shannon Speagle, Kyle Kane, Alec Blakeman
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Connor Burklow
Written by
Connor Burklow
Starring
Shannon Speagle, Kyle Kane, Alec Blakeman, Ava Zarandy
Cinematography
Aaron Chow
Runtime
10 min

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