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The Shadow Of Us

2025 · 18 min

A quiet, dreamlike descent into fantasy and dependency that unsettles more than it thrills.

Directed by
Adam Belmabkhout
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
A drop of dreams.
Overview
A lonely photographer escapes into a drug-induced dreamworld that grants his deepest desires, until his fantasy begins to consume him.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Addiction, obsession, isolation, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Adam Belmabkhout
Genres
Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Adam Belmabkhout
    Written by
    Adam Belmabkhout
    Starring
    Jacob Klick, Karina Correa, Adam Lemieux, Amelia Carvalho
    Cinematography
    Matt Labra
    Runtime
    18 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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