9 minutes of pure dread: what would YOU sacrifice to save your family?
A young woman, trapped inside a dark building, tries to evade capture from shadowed soldiers and save the life of her husband and child, held hostage. She is the live bait in a game to entrap her mentor, a man of special ability, by an old nemesis, with similar skills.
Direction
Ben Parker squeezes feature-length tension into nine minutes.
Practical Effects
Tight corridors and shadowy soldiers create visceral panic.
Director
Ben Parker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ben Parker made this as a proof-of-concept short before developing feature projects; the telekinetic effects were achieved with practical wire work and strategic lighting rather than digital effects.
The title 'Shifter' refers not to shape-shifting but to 'shifting' reality through psychic ability—a deliberate misdirection that mirrors how Huxley weaponizes Emily's trust against Gerald.
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