WHAT IS DARK DRAMA?
def. dark drama – a short or feature length story about a protagonist who starts off with good intentions but who, often due to trauma, tragedy, addiction, ignorance or just bad decisions, may (or may not) spiral into dark places.
WHY IS DARK DRAMA
an important emerging genre?
Unless you've been in a cryogenic state for the past decade, you're already and likely even painfully aware of the radical cultural, environmental,
cognitive and social shifts taking place in the world.
The paradox is, the more people and just general calamity in the world, the more disconnected we become
from each other, the community and ourselves.
Invariably, dark drama films are not simply about trauma, tragedy, the fateful decisions we often make, and how all that shapes us. Rather, they are typically explorations of re-connection – either through their protagonists and storylines, or simply through the viewing audience itself, who stand to benefit from greater (self)awareness
of these issues and dynamics,
and especially of their possible resolutions.
This is why Bleeding Tree was created, and we're honoured to be described by one of our participating filmmakers as "brave enough" to take on some serious subject, in a seriously rewarding way.
Enjoy the films!
Cranbrook Community Theatre
def. haunted – of or pertaining to dwellings, persons, places or things, in or around which forces or entities of an apparently
supernatural nature seem active.
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