A short film outstanding for the reflective message it tries to deliver to the spectators. With a lot of essence and a decent plot. The director and screenwriter Dillon Vibbart surprises by his ingenuity of the story, dealing with super important points and that foster the support to take the next step and get out of the abuse.
Somniphobia adds the touch of horror and suspense for an entertaining story that you can connect with the audience. It has good camera approaches and an admirable setup. In the makeup aspect maybe there was something else missing, something that could see the scary demons and impact more fear.
In the section of performances Tatjana Marjanovic is the best. A beautiful actress with potential. His role is simple, but with his expressions in some scenes can be cataloged as the best at this point. On the other hand, we also have Chris Attoh, who seems to me very loose and flat, does not feel that you can connect with the actor, his character is important, worse the execution is much more desirable.
The most memorable thing about the short film is the essence of that message of reflection on physical abuse and abuse, where many people often suffer trauma. Moreover, the way victims protect their aggressors from fear. All this in order to get out of this vicious circle and seek justice. Here they gave him the terrifying approach making the original short in that direction.
Simple, interesting, and maybe you'll be surprised. He deserves his chance.
