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Foundations

2021 · 23 min

A sincere, message-driven short that walks one life down three paths, asking you to weigh each choice quietly.

Directed by
Brett Varvel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Damon Varvel, Tyler Abbey, Brett Varvel
Tagline
What is your life built upon?
Overview
Foundations is a dramatic movie that illustrates walking through a young man's life in three different scenarios: the first one is atheistic, the second one liberal compromised Christianity, and the third one is a biblical worldview.

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Directed by
Brett Varvel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Damon Varvel, Tyler Abbey, Brett Varvel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • morality
  • family
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Brett Varvel
Written by
Brett Varvel, Daniel A. Biddle
Starring
Damon Varvel, Tyler Abbey, Brett Varvel, Gary Varvel, Josh Strychalski, Kari Fabian, Becky Emerick, Melinda Chapman
Runtime
23 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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