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It’s All Right, It’s Ok

Name: It’s All Right, It’s Ok
Director: Jim Cummings
Released: 2017
Duration: 3 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

2017

Director

Jim Cummings

Runtime

3 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Jim Cummings' short film is a simple exploration of personal crisis that emphasizes emotional isolation over identity-focused storytelling. While it successfully challenges traditional masculine stereotypes by highlighting male vulnerability, the film remains limited in its demographic range. The production sticks to conventional social norms, featuring a largely white and traditionally structured cast. It serves as a slice-of-life drama that observes current societal structures without dismantling them. Overall, the film lacks the layered complexity needed to achieve a high diversity score, focusing instead on a singular character-driven narrative.

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Category Breakdown

Does It’s All Right, It’s Ok have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or show same-sex relationships. It focuses on heterosexual relationships and emotions.

How does It’s All Right, It’s Ok portray gender?

Fair

The movie centers on a male protagonist dealing with grief, breaking away from typical masculine stereotypes. However, there are no female characters in the film.

How racially and ethnically diverse is It’s All Right, It’s Ok?

Limited

The cast is primarily white and set in a small town. There are no characters representing non-white backgrounds.

How does It’s All Right, It’s Ok represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story looks at the breakdown of traditional families due to divorce, focusing on the fragility of Western institutions without directly criticizing them.

Does It’s All Right, It’s Ok include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Psychological issues are shown as a universal experience rather than a specific condition.

Present on Screen

Highlights male emotional vulnerability and grief, challenging traditional masculine stereotypes.
Offers a detailed look at individual psychological states and human fragility.

Limited or Absent

Features a predominantly white and traditionally structured cast, lacking demographic diversity.
Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities, diverse racial backgrounds, or disabilities.
Does not provide a systemic critique of traditional social or family structures.

Official Synopsis

A man drops to his knees to give CPR to a stranger. But all is not what it seems. “It’s All Right, It’s OK” is the first short film from a triptych by Jim Cummings titled “Still Life.” Each of the films in the series was shot in one dramatic take.

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