13 minutes to make you question your entire existence? Challenge accepted.
The story of a lonely young man as he inexplicably wakes up in his dark and empty apartment one day. What follows is his journey through this mysterious and unrecognizable world he is thrown into. As he tries to grasp the surreal occurrences happening around him, he comes closer to unraveling the truth behind his existence and his dark past.
Sound
Unsettling ambient design that IS the antagonist
Cinematography
Shadows doing emotional heavy lifting
Acting
Stumpf's wordless unraveling, absolutely haunting
Director
Joshua Willner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
'Hiraeth' is an untranslatable Welsh concept—homesickness for a home that no longer exists or maybe never was.
Willner shot this in his actual apartment during lockdown, which explains why the space feels genuinely lived-in yet wrong.
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