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Mama

2021 · 12 min

A quiet, tender look at depression and friendship that lingers in small gestures and everyday places.

Directed by: Jonathan Choo
Starring: Iris Li, Tan Hui Er, Andy Low

Overview: When a clinically depressed musician tries to back out on the day she gets the keys to her new rented flat, her closest friend has to coax her with a trip to the arcade and a Macdonald's meal.

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Directed by: Jonathan Choo
Starring: Iris Li, Tan Hui Er, Andy Low

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
friendship
healing
loneliness
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Directed by: Jonathan Choo
Starring: Iris Li, Tan Hui Er, Andy Low
Cinematography: Rachel Liew
Runtime: 12 min
Country: Singapore

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