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Shelter

2008 · 20 min

A tight, claustrophobic short that wrings dread from a locked garage and cryptic clues.

Directed by
Jason Liquori
Genres
Horror
Starring
Nicola Fiore, Joel D. Wynkoop, Mary Catherine Holseybrook Wynkoop
Overview
A father and daughter find themselves trapped in a garage with an old family secret. Will they be able to translate the cryptic notes in time to save themselves from a 60 year old Nazi plot?

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jason Liquori
Genres
Horror
Starring
Nicola Fiore, Joel D. Wynkoop, Mary Catherine Holseybrook Wynkoop
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • mystery
  • survival
  • conspiracy
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Jason Liquori
Written by
Jason Liquori
Starring
Nicola Fiore, Joel D. Wynkoop, Mary Catherine Holseybrook Wynkoop
Runtime
20 min
Country
United States of America

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