11 minutes. One desperate man. Zero wasted frames. This micro-noir hits harder than most features.
Strong-arm John Carrel attempts to procure information regarding the whereabouts of his employer's daughter.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched neo-noir lighting in every compressed frame.
Acting
Vogel's physical menace without showing his full hand.
Direction
Ryan Smith proves runtime is just a number.
Director
Ryan Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mike Vogel filmed this between seasons of Under the Dome, using his limited hiatus to produce passion-project shorts with emerging directors.
Part of a wave of 2010s neo-noir shorts that proved digital cameras could finally match film's shadow detail — this likely shot on the Alexa Mini that changed indie aesthetics.
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