

15 minutes. One man. Something hungry watching from just behind the frame.
While several murders bloodying the city, a German photographer is persecuted by an unseen presence that follows him relentlessly.
Cinematography
Shadows that breathe—photography as weapon and witness.
Direction
Gaillande squeezes feature-length dread into 15 minutes.
Director
Ludovic de Gaillande
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Scandinavian folklore—a spirit-double that precedes you, announcing arrival with footsteps or sounds.
De Gaillande shot this during a residency in Vardø, Norway's easternmost town, where polar night creates 24-hour darkness for months.