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We Are Still Here

Name: We Are Still Here
Director: Ted Geoghegan
Released: 2015
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

0.4/10

Minimal

2015

Director

Ted Geoghegan

Runtime

83 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

We Are Still Here is a traditional supernatural horror film that emphasizes atmospheric tension and period authenticity. The narrative structure focuses on creating dread rather than challenging social hierarchies. The film upholds conventional social structures, featuring a homogeneous cast and traditional gender roles. It maintains a localized, personal horror experience centered on a nuclear family unit. Overall, the work lacks intentional characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity, favoring a period-specific, Anglo-centric social landscape.

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Category Breakdown

Does We Are Still Here have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows a strict assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender, with no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.

How does We Are Still Here portray gender?

Limited

Anne shows emotional strength and resilience in dealing with her son's spirit. However, the film adheres to traditional 1970s gender roles and domestic expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is We Are Still Here?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white, reflecting the 1972 New England setting. There is a lack of diverse ethnic representation in the main character arcs.

How does We Are Still Here represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story centers on the supernatural struggle of a nuclear family, avoiding engagement with systemic critiques or deconstruction of traditional Western institutions.

Does We Are Still Here include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent depictions of neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or chronic illnesses used as central narrative drivers.

Present on Screen

Anne, the female protagonist, shows significant emotional strength and resilience.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks racial and ethnic diversity, maintaining a homogeneous cast.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
The narrative does not include depictions of disability or neurodivergence.
Gender roles remain within established 1970s archetypes without subversion.

Official Synopsis

After the death of their college age son, Anne and Paul Sacchetti relocate to the snowswept New England hamlet of Aylesbury, a sleepy village where all is most certainly not as it seems. When strange sounds and eerie feelings convince Anne that her son's spirit is still with them, they invite an eccentric, New Age couple to help them get to the bottom of the mystery.

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