Fall
2018 · 10m · USA
Directed by Shereen Lani Younes
A young woman in Los Angeles starts perceiving warped surroundings and jumbled text that nobody else can see. Doctors brush her off, leaving open the question of whether she's unraveling mentally or actually clocking something supernatural.
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Finally — a 'is she crazy or is reality broken?' film that doesn't smugly wink at the answer. Younes plays it both ways and lets the medical establishment look like the villains it usually is.
Younes renders hallucinations as glitched text and warped environments, leaving diagnosis unresolved — Repulsion through a Cam filter, with Shane Carruth's puzzle instinct. The ambiguity is the formal commitment.
Hallucinations rendered as glitched menu text and warped ceilings, with doctors brushing her off — leaving the is-she-crazy-or-is-the-world-crazy question pointedly unresolved is the right Repulsion-energy move. Younes directing and starring suggests strong personal stakes.
Reviews
Persuasive special effects and nightmare logic.