Familiar

Familiar is a daylight horror short focusing on the uncanny ‘double’ and the subconscious. The film follows Jane, a mother in her 50s who is given the opportunity to reconnect with her son, Ollie, and ex-partner, David, after 14 years. This reunion resurfaces repressed feelings in Jane, which emanate psychotic visions of her subconscious into her ordinary life, testing her mental stability, and resulting in a horrific lunch. The film utilises colour motifs, sound, reflections, shadows, and repetition to allow the viewer to delve into Jane's subconscious and uncover the unsettling nature of the weird and unfamiliar.