2025 Short Film In a Nutshell

• Directed by: Ryan Valdez
• Written by: Ryan Valdez
• Stars: Sarah Palmer, Ivan Djurovic, Chelsea Breeze
• Run Time: 8 Minutes
• Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uu-dqZdTPk
  

What Happens

We zoom through what looks like a dollhouse, and then zoom out to see a woman assembling and painting it. She’s making a duplicate model of an actual crime scene. Her husband, Owen, thinks it’s not good for her to be looking at time scenes and autopsy reports all day. She says it’s a one-time job, and it’ll be done soon.

We then see just how accurate Emma’s work really is, as it becomes reality…

Commentary

This is sharp and looks good. At no point are we unclear on what’s happening, but it’s still suspenseful to watch it play out.