

15 minutes. One writer. Infinite ways to lose your mind.
Mia, a 27 year old writer seeks inspiration for the last few chapters of her book but when she starts battling her obsessive demons she goes to places she never imagined.
Acting
Giaccotto carries the entire descent solo.
Direction
De Meneves squeezes feature-length dread into 15 minutes.
Editing
Rapid cuts that mirror Mia's unraveling grip.
Director
Daniel De Menezes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single apartment over three days with a $2,000 budget. The claustrophobia is real because it literally was.
The three male names spell out the stages of creative block: James (justification), Damien (demons), Factor (the X factor she can't reach).