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Recesses

2025 · 15 min

A quiet, wintry wait in a school office that slowly tightens with unspoken tension and melancholy.

Directed by: Dylan Trupiano
Starring: Solia Cates, Charles John Wilson, Bryant Carroll

Overview: Set within a frozen midwestern atmosphere, an overworked elementary school secretary waits with a student to be picked up after being disciplined for an “inappropriate” drawing.

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Directed by: Dylan Trupiano
Starring: Solia Cates, Charles John Wilson, Bryant Carroll

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: isolation
class
parenthood
work
identity
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Dylan Trupiano
Written by: Dylan Trupiano
Starring: Solia Cates, Charles John Wilson, Bryant Carroll, Ruth Crawford, Jeremy Roth-Rose
Cinematography: Cece Chan
Runtime: 15 min

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