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Who are you, if you're not the only you? This peculiar little short film is worth watching for the interesting twists and turns found within. Titled Mouse-x (which may hint at more of the plot than expected), written & directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Justin Tagg (@mouseXshortfilm), this "sci-fi mind trip" follows a man who wakes up in a room and has to figure out where he is and what's going on. He's trapped inside of one giant experiment involving a thousand clones of himself, so who is he if he's not the only one? It runs a bit long, but otherwise it's a well-made short that proves even old ideas can be rehashed and still be unique. Synopsis from the official website: Mouse-x is a mystery/sci-fi story about Anderson, a man who wakes in a building with no idea where he is or how he got there, before slowly discovering...

"Who are you if you're not the only you?"

Please take 15 short minutes out of your day to watch this fantastic sci-fi short film called "Mouse X." It's a mystery thriller that has some fun, unexpected twists and turns. The story follows a man named Anderson who wakes up in a building. He has absolutely no idea where he is or how he ended up there. As he tries to figure things out, he slowly discovers that the rooms around him contain a thousand clones of himself, and they all woke up in the same situation. "To escape he needs to outwit his 'selves' whilst overcoming the realization that he is not the only Anderson…"

The short was directed by Justin Tagg, and it's quite the mind trip. The director explores the perception of identity and explains in an interview with Short of the Week,

“I started with a thought...