Short film

Focal Length

2026 · 20 min

A taut, shadowy slow-burn that keeps you leaning in, parsing motives and surveillance details while a quiet dread builds.

Tagline: Who Holds the Real Power?
Overview: Ada, a legal investigator, is assigned to surveil a politician and expose a political conspiracy. As the stakes rise, she must confront a difficult question: will she uncover the truth, or will her own methods and troubled past catch up with her first?
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Conspiracy, corruption, obsession, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: conspiracy
corruption
obsession
identity
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none