Short film

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

2017 · 10 min

A cold, quietly unsettling chamber piece that builds dread through corporate menace and psychological unease rather than spectacle.

Overview: A darkly twisted psychological drama, ‘Phobos’ is a short film set before the events of ‘Alien: Covenant’. The film follows the crew of the ill-fated colony ship Covenant, on what amounts to a highly unorthodox job ‘interview’ for their upcoming mission, masterminded by their employer, the Weyland Yutani Corporation.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, power, identity, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
power
identity
corruption
fate
Places: space
workplace
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none