Four minutes. One phobia. Zero lights. Your palms will sweat.
A nyctophobic man must under time pressure go down to his basement without a flashlight. He has fifty seconds to spare.
Sound
Every creak and breath weaponized into pure dread.
Direction
Burfitt stretches 50 seconds into an eternity of panic.
Director
Ozcar Burfitt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ozcar Burfitt reportedly shot this in a single afternoon using only practical darkness and a single LED panel for crew visibility.
The film exploits nyctophobia's evolutionary roots—humans are diurnal prey animals, and Burfitt weaponizes that ancient vulnerability in modern domesticity.
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