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Gradient Descent

2024 · 20 min

A short, grim plunge into exploitation and unease, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Vir Srinivas
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
James Barnes, Ilya Tsymbal, Annie Parker
Overview
A homeless man is recruited by an artificial intelligence company and forced to do horrifying work.

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Directed by
Vir Srinivas
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
James Barnes, Ilya Tsymbal, Annie Parker
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • technology
  • class
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Vir Srinivas
Written by
Vir Srinivas
Starring
James Barnes, Ilya Tsymbal, Annie Parker, Ignacio Encina, Earl Fechter, Torin Cox
Music
Carson Zuck
Cinematography
Evan Haacke
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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