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Freak

2025 · 11 min

An awkward, cringe-inducing subway confrontation that turns uncomfortable fast, leaving you squirming as the joke curdles.

Directed by: Nicholas Knezevich, Aashish Joshi
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Colmcille Donston, Emily Fan, Lavell Crawford

Overview: A dickish man-child desperate to save his relationship taunts a stranger on the NYC subway to prove himself in front of his girlfriend, but what he finds funny is no joke to the stranger.

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Directed by: Nicholas Knezevich, Aashish Joshi
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Colmcille Donston, Emily Fan, Lavell Crawford

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
identity
morality
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Nicholas Knezevich, Aashish Joshi
Written by: Nicholas Knezevich, Aashish Joshi
Starring: Colmcille Donston, Emily Fan, Lavell Crawford, Nicholas Knezevich
Cinematography: Matt Liang
Runtime: 11 min

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