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Aneni

17 min

A quiet, simmering short that builds pressure through small indignities until a hidden strength surfaces.

Directed by
Jack Hawkins
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Stacey Read
Overview
Aneni works as an after-hours cleaner at a dance school, making just enough money to survive and not enough to care for her little girl. She is invisible, ignored -- and stronger than you could imagine.

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Directed by
Jack Hawkins
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Stacey Read
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • survival
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Jack Hawkins
Written by
Jack Hawkins
Starring
Stacey Read
Runtime
17 min

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