32 minutes of psychological warfare where your own shadow becomes the villain.
A young man is haunted and tested by the shadows of his past, and must choose between the path of self acceptance or self destruction.
Cinematography
Shadow work that makes darkness feel alive and predatory.
Direction
Tokmajyan squeezes feature-level dread into half an hour.
Acting
McDonald's physical descent without relying on dialogue.
Director
Hrachya Tokmajyan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Jung's 'shadow'—the unconscious aspect of personality the conscious ego rejects.
Armenian director Tokmajyan shot this during 2020 lockdown, explaining the single-location intensity and literal isolation themes.
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