13 minutes of body horror that'll make your skin crawl off and join a union.
Nadia has to put up with her star co-worker, the friendly and perky Grace. Nadia isn’t like her and wants nothing to do with her, yet Grace is all she thinks about. This resentment starts to fester, making Nadia crave something… different. She begins to transform, and it’s starting to show. Can she overcome these changes she’s experiencing, or will she succumb to the rage and jealousy she harbours inside?
Practical Effects
Transformation effects that cost more emotionally than financially.
Acting
Adar's silent rage could power a small city.
Direction
Asfaha packs a feature's worth of dread into 13 minutes.
Director
Lu Asfaha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lu Asfaha is part of a wave of Black Canadian filmmakers redefining horror through diasporic lenses—this played at TIFF's Short Cuts before going viral online.
The 13-minute runtime mirrors a work break, trapping viewers in the same temporal claustrophobia Nadia experiences.
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