A short film by Erik Magelssen
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Psychological science-fiction noir
“It let us go.”
Dubai, 2079. A detective remembers murdering his friend. His partner has one interrogation to find out whether the memory is his.
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Listening…
A sandstorm tears across Dubai. Two bloodied partners stagger into a quiet alley and breathe. Then Corin looks at his cybernetic arm and says, “It let us go.”
Hours earlier, Corin sits restrained in a room whose walls are made of living machines. Inspector Maeve Gray has three victims, one of them Kaden, a friend who trusted Corin. Corin has been seeing the killing in flashes, and he did not tell her.

The film
The film at a glance
- Written and directed by
- Erik Magelssen
- Genre
- Psychological science-fiction noir
- Setting
- Dubai, 2079
- Runtime
- 11–14 minutes
- Format
- English · 2.39:1
- Status
- In pre-production
Pitch
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The file
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- AboutThe story up to the scan, the director’s statement and why it matters now.Open →
- CharactersCase files for Corin and Maeve, and a memory of Kaden.Open →
- The worldDubai, 2079, in five chapters: Origin, Mind, Memory, Machine, The System.Open →
- PitchThe pitch video.Open →
- ProductionThe pre-production packet: schedule, budget, shot list, design, cast and crew.Open →
- PressSynopses, credits, the poster and stills.Open →
- ContactDevelopment updates, and how to get in touch.Open →