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Francis

2025 · 15 min

A quiet, heavy short that sits with grief and dependence, offering little relief but a raw, earnest search for meaning.

Directed by: Kirk Percival
Genres: Drama
Starring: Madeline DeCorso, Angelo Basso, Addison Siemko

Tagline: All we need is bread and water
Overview: Based loosely on the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, Francis follows a young woman's grief-driven spiral into opioid abuse and piety.

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Directed by: Kirk Percival
Genres: Drama
Starring: Madeline DeCorso, Angelo Basso, Addison Siemko

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
addiction
faith
identity
healing
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kirk Percival
Written by: Jason McLean
Starring: Madeline DeCorso, Angelo Basso, Addison Siemko, Hannah Brennen, Rae Schlichting, Lisa Kockeritz
Runtime: 15 min
Languages: English

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