Short film

That Door

2025 · 15 min

A short, unsettling two-hander that turns a mundane corner-shop errand into a quietly surreal and tense descent.

Overview: When Del revisits his struggling local corner-shop, a chance encounter with a wayward coin sets in motion a surreal journey through a mysterious door.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, absurd and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, fate, survival, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
fate
survival
identity
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none