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Not Afraid

11 min

A quiet, heavy short that sits with a young person's raw hurt and makes you feel the weight of what she cannot say.

Directed by
Mikaela Bruce
Overview
After a blow up during basketball practice, Olivia struggles to face a deeper devastating reality in rural Montana.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, family, isolation, coming-of-age
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Mikaela Bruce
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America

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