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  • What the Shadows Want
  • Short | Short, Drama
What the Shadows Want
Short | Short, Drama

A mentally fractured man named Matt begins to believe something in the corners of his apartment is watching him and manipulating him. At first he thinks it's just paranoia, a relapse of his old illness. But the shadows become more ...See moreA mentally fractured man named Matt begins to believe something in the corners of his apartment is watching him and manipulating him. At first he thinks it's just paranoia, a relapse of his old illness. But the shadows become more intentional, moving when he doesn't look, whispering when he's alone, nudging him toward violent impulses he doesn't want to have. As the pressure builds, he starts seeing a second version of himself in reflective surfaces; a sharper, darker version, one that tells him the shadows aren't trying to kill him, they're trying to convert him. And when his own reflection gives him the final command to do the unthinkable, Matt realizes the true threat isn't the darkness around him, it's the darkness inside him becoming real. See less
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Director
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Dustin Bergmann (producer)
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Dustin Bergmann (cinematographer)
Editors
J. Logan Austin (editor) | Dustin Bergmann (editor)
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Updated Nov 4, 2025
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