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Catching Smoke

2023 · 10 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with grief and offers a strange, tender comfort.

Directed by
Me-Line
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cale Kaz, L. J. Gomez, Casaundra Mora
Tagline
Who says crazy isn't real?
Overview
Atlas is struggling with the loss of his best friend, Casey. After refusing to open up about his loss, Atlas goes to his friends, who offer an unorthodox solution; smoking marijuana. When he tries their suggestion, Atlas finds himself face-to-face with Casey’s ghost.

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Directed by
Me-Line
Genres
Drama
Starring
Cale Kaz, L. J. Gomez, Casaundra Mora
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • healing
  • death
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Me-Line
Written by
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Starring
Cale Kaz, L. J. Gomez, Casaundra Mora, Jazmin Noel Moehring, Shannon Speagle
Cinematography
Brandon Roman
Runtime
10 min

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