Short film

Relict

2026 · 20 min

A slow, suffocating descent into obsession and madness, with creeping dread and a growing sense of isolation in the dark.

Tagline: Peer into the darkness.
Overview: As his crew's loyalty crumbles and darkness closes in, an obsessed anthropologist pushes to capture the photograph he's spent his life chasing — before an ancient force claims what's left of his mind.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, madness, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: obsession
madness
isolation
betrayal
survival
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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