Name: Severance
Genre: Drama
Duration: 7 min
Cast: Alannah Swenka

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Story

A woman is severed from reality after a tragedy. The film follows her dissociative experience of grief.

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Psychological Drama
Grief Exploration
Dissociative Experience
Melancholic Atmosphere
Slow-Burn Narrative
Trauma Response
Emotional Isolation
Surreal Realism

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Directed by: Michele Dalia
Written by: Michele Dalia
Produced by: Michele Dalia

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Facts

7 min · Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes · Drama

Runtime: 7 min
Content: Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Genres: Drama
Original language: English
Made in: United States

Tropes

Meaningful Background Event, Dead Star Walking, Face Death with Dignity +9

Meaningful Background Event
Dead Star Walking
Face Death with Dignity
Off with His Head!
Boyish Short Hair
Kill It with Fire
The Namesake
The Load
Bullet Holes and Revelations
Pretty in Mink
Heroic Sacrifice
Shout-Out

12 of 27 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

3 questions, like "Will I feel good after watching Severance?"

Questions about Severance

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Will I feel good after watching Severance?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is Severance plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

What tropes does Severance use?

Meaningful Background EventDead Star WalkingFace Death with DignityOff with His Head!Boyish Short HairKill It with FireThe NamesakeThe LoadBullet Holes and RevelationsPretty in MinkHeroic SacrificeShout-Outand 15 more

TV Tropes lists 27 tropes for it, including Meaningful Background Event, Dead Star Walking, and Face Death with Dignity.