17 minutes. One classroom. Infinite loops. You'll never trust a late student again.
On a quiet school day, the routine is interrupted by a disconcerting event. Lucy, a student, bursts into class minutes late, only to mysteriously disappear moments later, leaving everyone bewildered. The teacher, alarmed, sends Alba in search of her, triggering a series of supernatural events. Between flickering lights and twists and turns of events, the institute is transformed into a surreal labyrinth where the darkness hides a great mystery. In this disturbing odyssey, Alba will face the truth behind Lucy's enigmatic disappearance.
Direction
Dual directors squeeze maximum dread into 17 minutes
Sound
Flickering lights hit harder than any jump scare
Editing
Seamless loops that'll make you check your own clock
Director
Rafa Aragón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spanish horror shorts often weaponize mundane spaces — this classroom joins a tradition of institutional dread.
The 17-minute runtime mirrors a typical class period, trapping viewers in the same temporal prison as characters.
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