A railway station in the middle of nowhere. David is looking for his girlfriend: Willa. They were on their way to their own wedding, when an accident made them stuck at a small railway station. Now Willa is missing and none of the other fellow passengers know where she is. Although the next train is so supposed to come any minute, David leaves the railway station to search for Willa... An adaptation of Stephen King's short story Willa.
Cinematography
Empty station becomes a liminal dreamscape of grief and denial.
Writing
King's economical dread translated with stunning restraint.
Acting
Oehl's desperate search masks a horror he's not ready to see.
Director
Helena Hufnagel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a 'Dollar Baby'—King's program letting filmmakers adapt his shorts for $1, producing gems like Frank Darabont's early work too.
The 15-minute runtime mirrors the story's limbo: long enough to feel trapped, short enough to deny what's happening until it's too late.
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