A psychic's comeback tour becomes a psychological cage match in 13 tight minutes.
CIBIL is a dark comedy/psychological thriller about an amateur writer who tracks down a disgraced celebrity psychic with a plan to resurrect her career and clear her name - but he quickly realizes she may not be the victim he thinks she is.
Acting
Jenn Bowman's psychic eyes hold secrets she weaponizes beautifully.
Writing
Economy of dread—every line pulls double duty as threat.
Editing
Thirteen minutes feel simultaneously rushed and eternal.
Director
Cari Alva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The name 'Cibil' deliberately evokes the credit bureau—suggesting reputations as quantifiable, tradable, and ultimately fragile commodities.
Released during peak 'cancel culture' discourse, the short weaponizes our collective obsession with redemption narratives—then makes us complicit.
US
