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Moon River

2022 · 33 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into grief and unease, where a birthday party becomes a trap for unresolved pain.

Directed by: Cal Whitford
Genres: Drama, Horror
Starring: Veronica Rozler, Cal Whitford, Isabel Deschamps

Tagline: last night in the afterglow
Overview: A young woman is experiencing the trauma from a miscarriage. On her birthday she goes to a party only to find more problems that she can't run away from.

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Directed by: Cal Whitford
Genres: Drama, Horror
Starring: Veronica Rozler, Cal Whitford, Isabel Deschamps

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: grief
trauma
isolation
identity
family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, horror
Directed by: Cal Whitford
Written by: Sierra Annunziata, Cal Whitford, Stevin Carroll
Starring: Veronica Rozler, Cal Whitford, Isabel Deschamps, Paul Fanara, Maryna Seufert, Abel Lopez, Sierra Annunziata, Colt McAndrew
Cinematography: Cal Whitford
Runtime: 33 min
Country: United States of America

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