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Embargoed

2010 · 30 min

A scrappy, self-aware comedy about filmmaking chaos that feels like a wry peek behind a very low-budget curtain.

Tagline
The making of of a making of.
Overview
The making of of a making of. The Shooting of a feature. An unpaid intern. One theft. One making-of. The first movie... maybe the last.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • ambition
  • deception
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Leandro Valente (Lee Fuzeta)
Written by
Leandro Valente (Lee Fuzeta)
Starring
J.P. Simões, António Ferreira, Luís Pedro Madeira, Leandro Valente (Lee Fuzeta), Cláudia Carvalho, Filipe Costa, João Castro Gomes, Tathiani Sacilotto
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Languages
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