Short film

Manic Man

2024 · 4 min

A short, disorienting plunge into social panic, where a crowded party turns slippery and unreal as the mind detaches from the body.

Overview: Shane, battling social anxiety at a party, finds himself dissociating from his own body when social pressure pushes him to the brink, turning a simple gathering into a surreal escape from reality.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, loneliness, trauma
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
loneliness
trauma
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Fritz Frauendorf
Written by: Fritz Frauendorf
Starring: Remo Rivero, Noah Grant, Sarah Mirabella, Charnie Dondrea, Tracery Clark, Simon Roger Ristow, Jack Rasmussen
Music: Darren Morze
Cinematography: Matthew Devlin
Runtime: 4 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English