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Venus Flytrap!

2017 · 11 min

A scrappy, silly, punk-spirited audition-room romp that feels like a lo-fi web pilot with a scene-stealing elder in the mix.

Directed by
Adele Bertei
Overview
In this short film by renowned singer, songwriter, and author Adele Bertei – conceived of as a proof-of-concept for a web series – pangender Tazmanian devil Tink holds auditions for her punk feminist band. Playing Tink’s punk-rock grandmother, Rosemary Hochschild turns in a scene-stealing performance. — Anthology Film Archives

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Directed by
Adele Bertei
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • music
  • ambition
  • found family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Directed by
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Runtime
11 min

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