Short film

Nod

2024 · 21 min

A gentle, dreamlike short that blends quiet sorrow with playful wonder, inviting you to believe in make-believe again.

Tagline: Where do you go when you dream?
Overview: Upon inheriting a mystical cottage on the anniversary of her brother’s fateful disappearance, Ella Grimm must learn to believe in make-believe when she finds herself magically whisked away to the Land of Nod.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, identity, memory
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
identity
memory
healing
Places: single country house
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none