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Model Citizen

2024 · 14 min

A short, uneasy slide into fixation, mixing awkward laughs with creeping dread as politeness curdles into menace.

Directed by: Rachael Dahl
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Travis Hammer, Katie Michels, Ronin Lee

Overview: A mailman develops a dangerous obsession with a pregnant woman on his mailroute and goes to extreme lengths to prove his love.

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Directed by: Rachael Dahl
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Travis Hammer, Katie Michels, Ronin Lee

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
love
madness
betrayal
Places: suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, horror
Directed by: Rachael Dahl
Written by: Rachael Dahl
Starring: Travis Hammer, Katie Michels, Ronin Lee, Marilyn Brett, Steven Kreitenberg, Daniel James Tipton, Giosué Bottini, Mitchell Aidan
Runtime: 14 min
Languages: English

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