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The Ghost

Name: The Ghost
Director: Erica Eng
Released: 2023
Duration: 20 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Good

2023

Director

Erica Eng

Runtime

20 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Ghost centers East Asian women's ability to drive the story within a fantasy-drama framework, focusing on the relationship between Clarice and Naomi. The film subverts the 'invisible child' cliché by elevating a underrepresented child to a central role. While the film provides a nuanced look at cultural identity and the deconstruction of traditional family hierarchies, it lacks explicit multi-layered markers and does not mention LGBTQ+ identities or disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Ghost have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story focuses on the sibling bond between Clarice and Naomi, without mentioning LGBTQ+ identities or relationships that go beyond the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Ghost portray gender?

Good

The film centers on the female protagonists, Clarice and Naomi, who use their emotional intelligence to navigate a supernatural crisis and repair their family.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Ghost?

Good

The story features East Asian heritage through the characters Clarice and Naomi Cheung, moving the fantasy-drama genre away from Western-centric defaults and highlighting specific ethnic storytelling.

How does The Ghost represent religion and culture?

Good

The film uses a dinner table conflict to explore the breakdown of traditional domestic stability, examining how family structures can be sites of systemic dysfunction.

Does The Ghost include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or mentioned depictions of physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities in the provided synopsis.

Present on Screen

Strong centering of East Asian heritage and cultural specificity.
Empowers female protagonists through active roles and emotional intelligence.
Subverts common clichés by elevating a underrepresented child to a central role.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered dynamics.
Provides no visible depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
The narrative scope remains narrow regarding multi-layered identity markers.

Official Synopsis

12-year-old Clarice Cheung feels like she’s invisible — especially next to her older sister Naomi. But when a fight breaks out at the dinner table, it awakens a ghost that begins taking the family, one by one. Now Clarice and Naomi must work together to stop this powerful spirit, before their family is torn apart forever.

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