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Outrageous Fortune

2024 · 14 min

A quiet, reflective short that lets you sit inside an actor's restless mind before the curtain rises.

Directed by
Lucas Booth
Genres
Drama
Tagline
All the world's a stage.
Overview
Outrageous Fortune follows the evening of an actor’s life before his performance of the titular role in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. His drab reality influences his emotional performance, as his current existence seems to reflect Hamlet’s.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, art, obsession, isolation
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Lucas Booth
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Lucas Booth
    Written by
    Lucas Booth
    Starring
    Lucas Booth, JJ Willis, Victoria Kmiec, Duncan Rumbaugh
    Cinematography
    Kylie Taylor
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    United States of America

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