Your best selfie yet — it'll cost you everything.
A shy and insecure girl becomes a social media idol thanks to the selfies taken by her smartphone that portray her as beautiful. However, all this will soon have a macabre price: like a modern Dorian Gray with a digital portrait, with each new shot the phone’s camera will steal a little piece of her lifeblood.
Practical Effects
Grotesque body horror effects in tight runtime.
Writing
Smart Dorian Gray update for the TikTok era.
Director
Giulio Manicardi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Dorian Gray reference isn't subtle — 'Narcy Gray' literally contains both names, hammering the allegory home.
Released amid Italy's 2023 debates on cyberbullying legislation, the short weaponizes a very real parliamentary conversation.
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