Short film

Camera Obscura

2026 · 6 min

A brief, disorienting plunge into a dreamlike city where images and reality blur, leaving an uneasy lingering chill.

Overview: David is a street photographer, and is drawn into a surreal underworld in an attempt to save himself and a mysterious girl; who disappears supernaturally.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Mystery, identity, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
identity
obsession
isolation
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: thriller, drama
Directed by: Tarald J. Reisz Frøyset
Written by: Tarald J. Reisz Frøyset
Starring: Kaki Hembre Helgøy, Alma Günther, Fabian Marcussen, Leah Rogne Aas, Øyvind Hotvedt Sundby
Runtime: 6 min
Country: Norway
Languages: Norwegian