Experiencing Interruptions?

Solipsist Antechamber

Defined entirely by his mental and emotional state, Forlorn, a nameless phlegmatic man, works on full-time office. Mostly lonely, Forlorn lives alone surrounded by almost no one, where he finds, one day, a mysterious coin on his table that has the word ‘Damnation’ on the face and the word ‘Salvation’ on the tail. Forlorn stirs a spontaneous angst affection for the mysterious coin named ‘Dómsdagur’, resembling judgment day for Forlorn. Matters will heighten dramatically as he gets visions and memories of a dead body lying on a floor on a basement Forlorn has no detailed recollection of. Through the abysmal thoughts of Forlorn, the body figure of the mysterious murdered man named ‘The Outlander’ (also defined entirely by his relationship with Forlorn) appears to him through his daily routine. The Outlander throws hints and clues to frame the idea of Forlorn killing that mysterious man. Forlorn dreams daily of a door in the middle of the beach, with each day, the dream gives him answers as he gets closer to the door. Forlorn gets convinced that he is the murderer of the Outlander through evidence found on his apartment matching his own visions. Forlorn suffers from the lack of gallantry to face the Outlander who appears to him on a consistent manner. Forlorn accepts the existence of the Outlander as he awaits further answers from his dreams of the beach. When Forlorn stops dreaming of the door on the beach, he loses hope to find answers through that door, and proceeds to gain braveness to confront the Outlander with questions that drags his life lower each day on. As Forlorn gains braveness, the Outlander disappears completely from his life to let him meet him on the place where the crime scene is. Furthermore, the Outlander throws more hints to the place of the crime scene, as Forlorn finds that place and confronts the Outlander one last time. Or will it be the last time?

  • Ahmed Bahy
    Director
  • Ahmed Bahy
    Writer
  • Ramy Raouf
    Producer
  • Abo El-Anwar
    Producer
  • Hakita
    Key Cast
    "Forlorn "
  • Ramy Raouf
    Key Cast
    "Outlander"
  • Hakita
    Original Score
  • Hossam Shokeir
    Director of Photography
  • Hakita
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Crime, Mystery
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 5, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    120 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director - Ahmed Bahy