Short film

Refrain

2024 · 20 min

A quiet, introspective short that lingers on a musician's inner reckoning, asking patience and rewarding it with emotional weight.

Overview: Long removed from her music lessons when she was still young, Lisa Valenzuela, a single-minded pianist, grapples with a debt she knows she owes.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, music, identity, family
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
music
identity
family
redemption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Joseph Dominic Cruz
Written by: Joseph Dominic Cruz
Starring: April Hernandez, Amber Jeshley Gomez, Ma. Christina Simon, Alfredo Montano
Cinematography: Ardan Arcega
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Philippines
Languages: English, Tagalog