Short film

Forever, Liam

2025 · 22 min

A slow-burning, unsettling visit into a family's macabre secret, blending dark humor with creeping dread.

Tagline: Long live tradition
Overview: Alejandro and Paula’s young relationship takes a dark turn when her parents reveal a family secret: they live with the preserved corpse of Paula’s grandfather, caring for it as if he were still alive.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, satirical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, trauma, identity, death
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
trauma
identity
death
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Guillermo de la Rosa
Written by: Guillermo de la Rosa
Starring: Albi De Abreu, Paula Márquez, Andrés García, Isaac de Castro, Nerea Fernández, Diana Díaz, Richard Clark, Antonella Ortega
Cinematography: Camilo Paparoni
Runtime: 22 min
Country: Venezuela, United States of America