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Chasing Ghosts

Name: Chasing Ghosts
Director: Joshua Shreve
Released: 2014
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

5.1/10

Fair

2014

Not Rated

Director

Joshua Shreve

Runtime

93 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Chasing Ghosts follows a conventional family-oriented structure that prioritizes a localized exploration of grief. The narrative focuses heavily on the personal development of a young male protagonist, which limits the scope of demographic complexity. The film lacks systemic intentionality regarding the way different parts of someone's identity overlap. While it explores emotional vulnerability, it does not actively challenge traditional social hierarchies or provide diverse cultural perspectives. Ultimately, the work adheres to standard Western cinematic clichés for the genre, offering a character-driven drama that lacks significant representation across most diversity metrics.

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Category Breakdown

Does Chasing Ghosts have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses on a traditional coming-of-age arc centered on grief. There is no visible presence of non-straight or non-cisgender identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Chasing Ghosts portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on an 11-year-old male protagonist. While it explores emotional vulnerability, it does not appear to challenge traditional gender roles or hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Chasing Ghosts?

Limited

The narrative lacks indication of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast. It aligns with standard Western cinematic norms for the family-drama genre.

How does Chasing Ghosts represent religion and culture?

Fair

Themes focus on individual emotional resilience and personal growth. The film operates within a conventional moral framework centered on family stability rather than cultural critique.

Does Chasing Ghosts include disability representation?

Fair

The plot touches on psychological trauma and bereavement. It is unclear if these experiences are framed through the lens of mental health or neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Explores emotional vulnerability in a young male protagonist.
Focuses on universal themes of grief and familial reconnection.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight or non-cisgender identities.
Provides little evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
Does not explicitly address mental health or neurodivergence through a lens of ability to act.

Official Synopsis

Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.

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