Short film

MAD

2026 · 9 min

A short, uneasy plunge into domestic dread that leaves you tense and unsettled long after its brief runtime.

Overview: A man struggles with the reality of family life.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, madness, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: family
isolation
madness
identity
parenthood
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Ana Bass
Written by: Ana Bass
Starring: Raina Bornheim, Ronin Bornheim, Claire Gray Horwarth, Chandler Letner, Kayla Royko
Cinematography: Ethan Junko
Runtime: 9 min
Country: United States of America