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The Scientist

The Scientist is an allegorical experimental film about a man toiling with the ideas and manifestations of his efforts, all while centered around the feminine mystique and a longing for union.

  • Ramzi Abed
    Director
    The Devil's Muse, First Person Savior, Telephone World
  • Ramzi Abed
    Writer
    The Devil's Muse, First Person Savior, Telephone World
  • Ramzi Abed
    Producer
    The Devil's Muse, First Person Savior, Telephone World
  • John Karyus
    Key Cast
    "The Scientist"
    First Person Savior, V/H/S2, A Blind Bargain, Las Vegas Frankenstein
  • Sophia Jade
    Key Cast
    "The Creation"
  • Cadence St John
    Key Cast
    "Vision"
  • Karla Lane
    Key Cast
    "Vision"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    surrealist, experimental, psychedelic, existentialist, philosophical, ambient, abstract, science fiction, fable, allegory
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Shock A Go Go Film Festival
    Long Beach, California
    United States
    June 7, 2026
    Long Beach Premiere
    Best Experimental Short Film
  • Indie Film LA
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    April 26, 2026
    East LA Premiere
  • The New Film Underground
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    March 7, 2026
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Ramzi Abed

Ramzi Abed is an award-winning underground and arthouse film & video director, cinematographer, actor, performer and visual artist based on Planet Earth.

He has worked in & around the entertainment industry for over 25 years.

His film, The Devil's Muse (starring Kristen Kerr, Gidget Gein, Cinque Lee), streamed on Netflix for two years and was distributed by Cinetic Rights Management, Gunpowder and Sky, and Halo 8 Entertainment respectively in digital & home video formats. It is now streaming at Tubi and TromaNow. His experimental reality-based thriller, Telephone World (starring Elissa Dowling), was released on DVD by Cinema Epoch and is currently streaming on multiple platforms too.

Ramzi recently directed the music video for "A Free Society", the title song from the debut album by Night Crickets, a jazzy post-punk supergroup comprised of David J Haskins (of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) and Victor De Lorenzo (of Violent Femmes) and renowned musician, Darwin Meiners. Abed's film work has been distributed and also screened at numerous film festivals over the years. His short film, The Tunnel, was edited by renowned filmmaker, David Lowery (A Ghost Story, The Green Knight), and starred co-writer Casey Wickson, Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger), and Mark Borchardt (American Movie, Coven). The Super 16mm film went on to screen at many festivals all over the world.

Abed's latest feature films are First Person Savior. and I Am An Alien. First Person Savior stars John Karyus (Foxfur, V/H/S/2), James Duval (Nowhere, Donnie Darko), Dawn Wirth, Erica Libonati and is about and inspired by gun violence and video games in modern America. I Am An Alien is a documentary inspired by My Dinner With Andre starring microbudget movie icons, Dennis Woodruff and Mark Borchardt. Both films are currently available on VOD at Google Play and YouTube, and are streaming on multiple popular platforms.

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Director Statement

I am always interested in pushing the cinematic medium as much as possible, while focusing on age-old abstractions.