Ten minutes. One broken man. Infinite chances to break worse.
A troubled man battles his mental illness as he attempts to fix an issue from his past in a bid to save his future.
Acting
Davids carrying entire emotional arcs in under ten minutes.
Editing
Seamless loop construction that disorients then devastates.
Direction
Rusteau proving constraints breed genius.
Director
Daniel Rusteau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Daniel Rusteau wrote, directed, and produced this during lockdown with zero budget, using his own apartment as the primary location.
The loop structure mirrors therapeutic techniques for intrusive thoughts — each iteration Samson believes he's 'solved' it, yet the core wound persists, suggesting the film's true sci-fi element is the horror of unprocessed trauma.
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