Short film

Try Not to Breathe

2004 · 15 min

A quiet, tender glimpse of two lives at opposite ends, heavy with mortality and fleeting connection.

Overview: A few minutes in the life of two people: a young woman who has her whole life in front of her and an old man ill with asthma who has only one more night to live.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, love, isolation, aging
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: death
love
isolation
aging
survival
Places: hospital
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none