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The Pact

Name: The Pact
Director: Nicholas McCarthy
Released: 2011
Duration: 11 min

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

2011

Director

Nicholas McCarthy

Runtime

11 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Pact is a focused psychological horror that prioritizes individual trauma over diverse storytelling. While it successfully centers female perspectives, it adheres to traditional narrative structures. The film lacks diversity along racial, sexual, and cultural lines. It stays within a conventional demographic framework that avoids challenging social or cultural norms. Ultimately, the work focuses on personal psychological tension rather than systemic or sociopolitical issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Pact have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include visible LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight identities. The emotional core revolves around traditional interpersonal relationships.

How does The Pact portray gender?

Fair

The story emphasizes the roles of women and the complexities of female friendships. It avoids the 'damsel in distress' cliché by making women the main characters navigating the conflict.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Pact?

Limited

The film features a predominantly white, homogeneous cast. The setting and character interactions do not include diverse racial or ethnic perspectives.

How does The Pact represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film focuses on the personal experience of grief without engaging with broader sociopolitical themes. It avoids religious dogma but does not deconstruct Western institutions.

Does The Pact include disability representation?

Limited

While the film explores psychological trauma and confusion between reality and illusion, it does not center a character with a recognized disability. Psychological distress serves the genre rather than reflecting lived experiences.

Present on Screen

The film centers female perspectives and avoids the common 'damsel in distress' horror cliché.
It provides meaningful representation by focusing on the psychological interiority of female characters.

Limited or Absent

The cast is predominantly white and lacks racial or ethnic diversity.
There is a lack of visible LGBTQ+ characters or exploration of non-straight identities.
The narrative does not explicitly center characters with recognized disabilities or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

A young woman finds herself alone in the house of her late mother where an unsettling and sinister presence emerges. Short, remade full length in 2012.

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