There's something in his apartment. A man looking for an insect-like thing devolves into a bout of insanity as his subconscious mind begins to strangle his waking one.
Direction
Nolan's first — already mastered unreliable perspective
Editing
Rapid cuts mirror deteriorating sanity
Practical Effects
Zero budget, maximum ingenuity
Director
Christopher Nolan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nolan made this at age 27 with £3,000 of his own money while working corporate video jobs.
The twist structure — protagonist as antagonist — became his lifelong obsession from Following to Tenet.
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