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The Date

2024 · 13 min

A short, charged coming-of-age encounter that feels awkward, honest and quietly provocative as it probes the limits of teenage desire.

Directed by
Amy Hodge
Genres
Drama
Starring
Moe Bah, Noah Cannon, Millie Kiss
Overview
Sasha, a loud mouthed thirteen-year-old goes on her first date but when she gets turned on and takes charge of her own sexuality it reveals the confusing nature of what girls are allowed to want.

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Directed by
Amy Hodge
Genres
Drama
Starring
Moe Bah, Noah Cannon, Millie Kiss
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • gender
  • power
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Amy Hodge
Written by
Bethan Marlow
Starring
Moe Bah, Noah Cannon, Millie Kiss, Sinéad Matthews, Valentina Minton, Precious Scott
Music
Hollie Buhagiar
Cinematography
Beatriz Sastre
Runtime
13 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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