Short film

Roe

2010 · 13 min

A short, unsettling descent into obsession, drifting from curiosity into creeping dread with an otherworldly, dreamlike pull.

Overview: Beckoned by an ethereal call, driven by curiosity, lust, and greed, a small-town transient goes fishing for gold and finds himself lured into madness.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, obsession, greed, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: madness
obsession
greed
isolation
fate
Places: small town
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Christopher James Jordan
Written by: Christopher James Jordan
Starring: Joe Hanrahan, Paul Russell, Anthony Arington, Mike Jordan, Eileen Arington, Jim Jordan, Layla Linehan, Jay Dominico
Runtime: 13 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English