Miroiriorim
2026 · 2m
Directed by Michael Rodriguez
A woman meticulous about her appearance finds herself tracked by a creature lurking in the penumbra.
Picked by Zoe
The scouts
A woman obsessed with mirrors hunted by something in the dark—yeah, it's body-horror-meets-vanity, but Rodriguez doesn't lean into the obvious sermon; instead he lets the geometry of reflection become the actual trap, which is weird enough to work.
The formal interplay between self-image and predation positions itself thoughtfully within the mirror-as-moral-device tradition, though at two minutes the meditation feels more gestural than fully considered.
The decision to make the creature's presence felt through distortion of the mirror's surface rather than direct visibility—letting refraction do the horror work—is economical filmmaking that transforms a constraint into the film's entire language.