Pyramid

Movie • 2014 • Horror  

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Pyramid is a single screen work on Abraham Maslow's theory on the hierarchy of human needs filmed through the rhythms and choreography of middle class South England. Filmed in color and b&w on 16mm film, it continues Salmon's interest in the performance of the artist/cinematographer within both spontaneous and constructed situations and incorporates methods developed by various movements within documentary and avant-garde history. Using an array of sounds, music and conversation as well as silence, Salmon constructs an abstract documentary which both develops and challenges the themes presented in Maslow's theory as well as her own interest in human iconography, stereotype and domestic rhythm. The image of Maslow's pyramid and his pragmatic dissection of human needs and possible motivations provide a system of organization for the family and a philosophical framework for the video.
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Does the dog die?
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Right in the opening scene there's a dog barking and the camera man asks for a shotgun, but that's it
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
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Her dad is a bit of an ass to her, but not outright abusive
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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The soldier shoots the cat/rat creatures
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Are animals abused?
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soravanitas
Some (undead?) cats are shot at and thrown around, but they are very fake looking, and it is in self-defense because they are vicious little kitties.
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Some dead animal remains as there usually are inside pyramids
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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No, but there are some (undead?) cats throughout the movie and they get shot at and thrown around. They are very fake looking CGI sphinx cats, so it doesn't look upsetting, but they do make some scared/hurt cat sounds.
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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A man gets pinned under a rock, two people get tied up to a ritual altar on two different occasions
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No, but there is a scene where someone unconsensually records a woman undressing in her tent. So there's sexual harassment, but no sexual assault.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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A man inhales "toxic air" and starts to asphyxiate
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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cosmicautopsy
Not onscreen but it’s mentioned
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hfotwth
The father character claims that Zahir was crushed to death by a boulder but he was lying
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Is someone burned alive?
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Someone is buried in sand, but they do survive.
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Is there body horror?
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Some people get infected and have blistery rashes on their skin
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Is there amputation?
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Around 1 hour 19 minutes someones head is crushed by a creatures foot.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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No, but there is constant threat of asphyxiation as they are in a pyramid that has been sealed for thousands of years with no fresh air
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Just before final scene, last girl passes out
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A giant rock falls and crushes a guy's leg
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A character that has been impaled on some spikes starts convulsing until they die
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Heart removed yet still alive and screaming
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No, but several people fall through a floor that collapses and later some people fall off a ladder
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One person falls onto some spikes and becomes impaled in several places, eventually dying.
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No, but the infected people have very bloodshot eyes
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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soravanitas
It cuts away before you see anything
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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Spoiler: the father dies towards the end of the movie
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Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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soravanitas
When they first open the pyramid and all the dust comes out, a guy starts foaming at the mouth a lot (but it is only for a second)
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Bitten by many "monster" cats that tear off bites
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Does someone spit?
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soravanitas
When they first open the pyramid and all the dust comes out, a guy starts foaming at the mouth a lot (but it is only for a second)
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Loss
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Kinda? They do disturb and destroy stuff in the pyramid
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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The whole film is claustrophobic as most of it takes place with the main characters trapped inside a pyramid.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Lots of scenes are shot like handheld videos, so the camera is often quite shakey.
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
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By a significant other, but still nonconsensual
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there aphobia?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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2-3 Egyptians die before any of the white people
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
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soravanitas
Some side boob, nothing else
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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I guess you could classify it as sad.
Spoiler!!!!








It looks like the main character is going to get out and she's safe, and the last shot is the creature attacking a child who seemed to be coming to save her. It looks like neither the main character nor the child survive.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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