Short film

Inheritors

14 min

A quiet, heavy chamber piece that sits with a family's unspoken pain and asks you to lean in.

Overview: When the youngest sister is hospitalized after a suicide attempt, three generations of a Chinese American immigrant family grapple with her absence.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, isolation, immigration
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: family
grief
isolation
immigration
guilt
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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