Eight minutes. One room. A plant that shouldn't exist. Sleep tight.
Short film in competition at the 48Hours Film Project. Sci-Fi/Mystery genre. Directed by Simone Marsella, starring Ludovica Castrichella, Dario Grasso and Federico Imola.
Practical Effects
Creature design that haunts on a 48-hour budget.
Direction
Marsella weaponizes claustrophobia in every frame.
Director
Simone Marsella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for the 48Hours Film Project, where teams write, shoot and edit in two days — this explains the fever-dream urgency.
The android's flat affect versus Ludovica's escalating panic mirrors how we process AI threat: cold systems versus terrified meat.
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