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Oasis

1995 · 10 min

A quiet, hypnotic drift through an artificial neighbourhood, where ordinary rituals and disembodied voices leave an unsettling aftertaste.

Directed by
James June Schneider
Genres
Documentary
Overview
OASIS probes the landscape of a gated community located just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. Imagery of residential rituals and the painted bronze statues which line the streets join with the disembodied voices of the residents in a chorus of impressions.

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Directed by
James June Schneider
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • identity
  • class
  • loneliness
Places
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
James June Schneider
Runtime
10 min

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