Short film

The Alienist

2026 · 15 min

A queasy, deadpan slide into delusion, funny and unsettling as authority quietly curdles into something unhinged.

Directed by: Rafagel
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Pietro Machado Jardim Silva, Penélope Melgar Mantelli, Vítor Pereira da Silva

Overview: A small-town psychiatrist loses the sight of distinction between sanity and insanity, beginning to commit anyone.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, satirical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Madness, power, corruption, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Directed by: Rafagel
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Pietro Machado Jardim Silva, Penélope Melgar Mantelli, Vítor Pereira da Silva

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
power
corruption
identity
isolation
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Rafagel
Written by: Rafagel
Starring: Pietro Machado Jardim Silva, Penélope Melgar Mantelli, Vítor Pereira da Silva, Carolina Brito Uhry, João Pedro Pires de Fraga Moreira, Rafagel
Cinematography: Rafagel
Runtime: 15 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese