Telepresence | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee October 21, 2021

Telepresence

By Jason Gaines with 6.7

horror · Short Films · english

A series of smooth visuals, swift and neat in their progression, take you into the protagonist's world. As he watches online tech reviews, a strange delivery makes an appearance at his doorstep.

The package is opened to reveal a set of VR equipment, the film's reality supplemented with animation and graphics all along to conjure its various aspects for the viewer. However, the seemingly harmless situation, which could have simply been a man's interaction with a new gadget, soon takes a much darker turn. The audience is allowed to gauge the morbidity of the circumstance before the hapless protagonist himself.

The narrative displays the desire to weave a story, complete with attempts at horrifying the viewer, and steering clear of over-exploitation of jump-scares. Amidst a world enveloped in sinister, supernatural elements, garbed in the attire of technology, lurks a gory realm of bloodshed and violence. However, when the events have played themselves out, will things ever be the same again for the protagonist?
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