Short film

If You Were Light

2026 · 22 min

A quiet, intimate dread settles in as a desperate act of love curdles into irreversible betrayal.

Overview: Lazarus, an ancient vampire, transforms his dying partner in a desperate attempt to keep her. But what seemed like an act of love becomes an irreversible betrayal.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, betrayal, death, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
death
obsession
grief
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror, thriller, drama, romance
Directed by: Maurilio Rodríguez
Written by: Adrián Madrigal
Starring: Alejandra Ranero, Luis Fernando Jiménez Mayagoitia, Deborah Rios, Diana Uscanga, Juan Vergara
Cinematography: Sonny Fernández
Runtime: 22 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish