Short Film - Good Night

Emma freezes. She did not say that out loud. She stares at the phone. The waveform on the app is still moving. She whispers: “What?”

“You called me here. Every night. ‘Please let me sleep. Please make it stop.’ I am the stop, Emma. I am the good night.” good night short film

The app’s signature feature is —a guided sleep exercise led by a calm, maternal female voice (V.O.). Emma freezes

7 minutes

Silence for three full seconds.

“Now imagine a door. Behind it is total darkness. Pure rest. You are so safe. So sleepy.” a silhouette takes shape—not a person

From the shadows in the corner of the room, a silhouette takes shape—not a person, but an absence of light. It has Emma’s posture, her exhausted slump. It steps forward.