Experiencing Interruptions?

From the Dark

Laura, a quite shy and introverted thirteen year old teen, embarks in a dark journey to get free from her worst enemy: Her own self.

  • Erika Sanz
    Director
    The Art of Saying Goodbye
  • Erika Sanz
    Writer
    Onlookers
  • Erika Sanz
    Producer
  • Brady Kirchberg
    Producer
    The Sound of Silence
  • Josephine Le Sourd
    Key Cast
    "Laura"
  • Zhannz Gomez
    Key Cast
    "Miriam"
  • Erin Soler
    Key Cast
    "Ms Wilcox"
    29 Lives
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Social
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 28, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Festival Signes De Nuit
    Paris
    France
    October 1, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Unbroken Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 17, 2023
    UK Premiere
    Best Short Film Award
  • Girona International Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    November 11, 2023
    Spanish Premiere
  • Midnight Soul Film Festival
    Helsingborg
    Sweden
    November 25, 2023
    Swedish Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Erika Sanz

Erika Sanz is a Brooklyn based filmmaker and award-winning screenwriter for her previous work on “Onlookers” (awarded with the Denali Award at the Alaska International Festival) and as a director on “The Art of Saying Goodbye” (awarded with the Jury Prize at the Aviles Film Festival and the Gijon International Festival, on top of the many official selections on prestigious festivals internationally). She moved to New York City thirteen years ago from her native Spain to fulfill her dream of working in film. She started her film career as script supervisor on well acclaimed films like iOrigins, Complete Unknown or the recent, White Noise by Noah Baumbach, as well as the HBO TV Shows High Maintenance and The Flight Attendant. Erika’s artistic work focuses on the deepest layers of human behavior, humanizing characters who have often been misrepresented by the media.  Currently, she’s working on several feature film scripts for preproduction and an episodic script in the United States.

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Director Statement

This short film reflects a very deep universal wound in most teenagers. Regardless of depression suffering, we have all been victims of our own self sabotage when we were growing up. Always listening to that evil inner voice that makes us the tiniest version of ourselves.