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Dead Voices

Name: Dead Voices
Director: William Butler
Released: 2020
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

2020

Director

William Butler

Runtime

80 minutes

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Dead Voices follows a traditional mystery-thriller format with conventional character types. While the female characters actively drive the plot, the film lacks significant LGBTQ+ or diverse ethnic representation. The narrative centers on a Western cast and a heterosexual subplot, which limits the visibility of LGBTQ+ identities and ethnic diversity. Overall, the film offers active roles for its female leads but stays within a traditional and homogeneous storytelling framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Dead Voices have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story centers on a heterosexual relationship between Sara and Lucas. It does not include any characters with non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Dead Voices portray gender?

Fair

Women play key roles in the plot through their investigative work, challenging the typical passive victim cliché found in horror films.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Dead Voices?

Limited

The cast includes predominantly Western-sounding names such as Sara, Lucas, and Mike, suggesting a lack of ethnic diversity.

How does Dead Voices represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores personal spirituality through mediums but does not critique Western institutions or capitalism.

Does Dead Voices include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not provide any characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Female characters take active roles by driving the investigative documentary plot.
The narrative avoids traditional horror clichés that often sideline women

Limited or Absent

The film lacks visible LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities.
The casting appears homogeneous, following traditional Western patterns without ethnic diversity.
There is no representation of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Two sisters film a documentary about spiritual mediums. After their first failed attempt with a faux medium, they come across Mike, a seemingly legitimate communicator with the dead. Mike reveals a disturbing mystery, Sara's fiancée, Lucas, long thought to have died, might be alive at his childhood home.

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