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Sundays

Name: Sundays
Director: Mischa Rozema
Released: 2015
Duration: 14 min

Representation Score

5.5/10

Fair

2015

Director

Mischa Rozema

Runtime

14 minutes

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Sundays diversifies the science fiction genre by setting the story in Mexico City and featuring a cross-cultural cast. This shifts the focus away from traditional Western settings. The film emphasizes internal character development and existential questions rather than conventional action sequences. However, it lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities and disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Sundays have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film explores a romantic relationship between Ben and Isabelle, but it doesn't explicitly confirm their sexual orientations or gender identities.

How does Sundays portray gender?

Fair

Ben's journey focuses on his internal struggles and psychological growth, with Isabelle playing a crucial role in his development. The film steers clear of traditional action clichés.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Sundays?

Good

By setting the story in Mexico City with a diverse cast, the film offers a fresh perspective on universal themes from a non-Western viewpoint.

How does Sundays represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques established systems and explores subjective morality through a protagonist navigating a dark, unstable world.

Does Sundays include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or mentioned depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the provided narrative details.

Present on Screen

The Mexico City setting offers a fresh, non-Western perspective on science fiction.
The film focuses on internal character development rather than action clichés.
It explores existential themes through deep, nuanced character studies.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
There are no visible depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Gender roles, while nuanced, do not explicitly challenge traditional hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Set in Mexico City sometime in the future and starring US actor Brian Petsos and Mexican actress Sofia Sisniega, SUNDAYS is an ambitious philosophical science-fiction proof-of-concept short. The end of the world seems like a nightmare to Ben. A memory of a past life that doesn’t belong to him. When Ben starts to remember Isabelle, the only love he’s ever known, he realises she’s missing in his life. An existential descent into confusion and the desperate need to find out the truth begins. This reality depicts a stunning, surprising and dark world. A world that is clearly not his.

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