5 minutes. One escort. Two hitmen. Zero time to breathe.
An escort confronts a blackmailer looking to take down the organization she works for.
Direction
Dickson squeezes feature-film tension into 300 seconds.
Acting
Birdy's silent threat assessment is masterclass minimalism.
Editing
Razor-sharp cuts that never waste a frame.
Director
John Thomas Dickson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director John Thomas Dickson shot this in a single 6-hour overnight session in downtown LA.
The 'Sphinx' location was chosen as deliberate counter-programming—ancient mystery against modern transactional intimacy.
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