MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Short film

Essentia

2014 · 7 min

A short, uneasy cautionary tale that turns ordinary choices into something quietly menacing.

Directed by
Joshua Mabie
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Marissa Stahl, Roxanne Cook, Dennis Delsing
Overview
A group of young adults learns that the repercussions of their actions can have some serious consequences, and sometimes reality is more frightening than your nightmares.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Joshua Mabie
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Marissa Stahl, Roxanne Cook, Dennis Delsing
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • guilt
    • fate
    • morality
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    More like this

    Titles like Essentia

    Short film

    Lucky Encounter

    A short, uneasy descent where a simple choice curdles into dread, leaving a lingering chill.

    Brisk · about guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    6 min
    Details
    Lucky EncounterHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Careful Carl

    2008

    A short, wry cautionary tale that builds quiet dread around one man's overthinking until it lands a grim punch.

    Brisk · about guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    9 min
    Details
    Careful CarlHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    The Choice

    2016

    A taut, introspective short that puts you inside a split-second moral dilemma and leaves you uneasy.

    About guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    12 min
    Details
    The ChoiceHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Otro camino

    2014

    A short, uneasy ride built on a whispering voice and the weight of a choice, keeping you guessing until the last minute.

    Brisk · about fate and morality

    Via
    • fate
    • morality
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    9 min
    Details
    Otro caminoHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Rest Stop

    2012

    A brief, nerve-stretching moral quandary that tightens with every silent second.

    About guilt and morality

    Via
    • guilt
    • morality
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    8 min
    Details
    Rest StopHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    La Noche Que Nunca Pasó

    2021

    A short, uneasy night of quiet dread, where small choices between two people slowly tighten into something unsettling.

    About fate

    Via
    • fate
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    13 min
    Details
    La Noche Que Nunca PasóHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Better Him Than Me

    2022

    A short, uneasy slow burn where a night's mistakes curdle into dread.

    About guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    17 min
    Details
    Better Him Than MeHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Trash

    2023

    A quiet, unsettling short that turns an ordinary moment into dread and leaves you thinking about chance.

    About guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    13 min
    Details
    TrashHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Qadr

    2014

    A somber, slow-burning drama that traces the emotional fallout of a tragedy, keeping you quietly tense and reflective.

    About guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    90 min
    Details
    QadrHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Conscious

    2026

    A short, uneasy psychological thriller that lingers in the restless space between waking and dreaming.

    About guilt

    Via
    • guilt
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    11 min
    Details
    ConsciousHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Headlight

    2022

    A short, quietly tense moral pressure cooker that sits with a young man's guilt and lets the dread build without release.

    About guilt and morality

    Via
    • guilt
    • morality
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    13 min
    Details
    HeadlightHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    The Guest

    2013

    A short, uneasy plunge into guilt and dread, leaving a lingering sense of something bargained away and not yet paid.

    About guilt and fate

    Via
    • guilt
    • fate
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    5 min
    Details
    The GuestHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Joshua Mabie
    Written by
    Joshua Mabie
    Starring
    Marissa Stahl, Roxanne Cook, Dennis Delsing, Andrew Trego, Julian Vlcan
    Runtime
    7 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

    TMDBIMDb