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BEETS

2019 · 6 min

A quick, cringe-comic sketch of awkward cultural collision, played for uncomfortable laughs rather than depth.

Directed by
August K. Burton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Deonna Young, Dorothy Dillingham Blue, Eiji Inoue
Overview
Kiki, a music producer and entrepreneur, is commissioned to create a rap beat for the eccentric and passively racist Naomi, who goes by the rap moniker Omi-O.

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Directed by
August K. Burton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Deonna Young, Dorothy Dillingham Blue, Eiji Inoue
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • race
  • media
  • work
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
August K. Burton
Written by
August K. Burton
Starring
Deonna Young, Dorothy Dillingham Blue, Eiji Inoue
Runtime
6 min
Languages
English, Japanese

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