Five minutes that'll make you side-eye your alarm clock forever.
Derek, a young man indebted to his sleep and schoolwork fractures his perception of reality as his association of alarm and anxiety is numbed by the repetition of his stresses.
Sound
The alarm becomes a character—literally unbearable.
Editing
Rapid cuts mirror Derek's fracturing psyche perfectly.
Acting
Westin's silent deterioration hits way too hard.
Director
Logan Westin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film uses actual alarm clock frequencies scientifically linked to stress responses—your body reacts before your brain catches up.
Director Logan Westin shot this during his own finals week; the sleep deprivation in Derek's performance is method acting by necessity.
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