Short film

Coming Home

2008 · 19 min

A quiet, unsettling drift through memory and old film, more mood than story, leaving a lingering chill.

Overview: Two men have been waiting many years to see each other again. Their destinies are linked to a mysterious Super 8MM film roll. Thus begins a one-way journey into their past.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Memory, isolation, obsession, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
isolation
obsession
fate
death
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none