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Short film

Building for Democracy

1918 · 16 min

A brief, earnest wartime public-service vignette that plays like a gentle lecture dressed up as a domestic squabble.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A husband and wife are arguing about how to spend their money, when 'Democracy' appears and convinces them to invest in Liberty Bonds.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and satirical. Measured and fine in the background.
About
Politics, family, war, class
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
King Baggot, Emily Stevens, Christine Mayo
Runtime
16 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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