Eight minutes of analog horror that crawls under your skin and stays there.
This experimental short film by Iain Delavan serves as an abstract, yet harrowing expression of his struggles with Post-traumatic stress disorder, due to his repeated childhood sexual abuse. Iain was diagnosed with PTSD in March of 2022, and this film boldly represents the continued battles that Iain must face every day, such as severe depression, self-harm, panic attacks, flashbacks, nightmares, suicidal ideations, and other painful symptoms.
Direction
Delavan weaponizes lo-fi aesthetics against viewer comfort.
Sound
Analog distortion becomes its own character of dread.
Director
Iain Delavan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 2020s wave of trauma-informed experimental cinema where directors use analog horror's uncanny valley to process real violence outside traditional documentary ethics.
The film's title functions as reverse psychology—Delavan desperately wants to be seen while warning viewers away from his pain.
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