"A WOMANS NIGHTLY ROUTINE IS DISTURBED BY
A BUMP IN THE NIGHT."
Horror / Micro Short
TRT: 02:02
Currently on festival circuit
Released to festivals FEB 2024, released to public DEC 2024.
DIRECTED BY: CALLUM THOMAS
PRODUCED BY: NICHOLAS KEHAIDIS, GEORGE PANAGIOTOU, and CALLUM THOMAS
WRITTEN BY: CALLUM THOMAS
STARRING: MATILDA SIMMONS and ELLIOT BAKER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: DAVID BULTER
EDITED BY: BLAIR STELLATO and CALLUM THOMAS
VFX: JAMES MCVITTY and GILAD GADISH
SOUND DESIGN BY: CALLUM THOMAS
'Doorway' was filmed on the lands of the Bunurong people and I wish to acknowledge them as Traditional Owners. I would also like to pay my respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities .
Mady is a young woman, lost in her thoughts making dinner after a long day at work.
She is pulled from this trance when she hears a sound somewhere deep in her home.
She freezes, suddenly in the moment. Scared to move, she looks down the hallway to her right.
"Set in an all too familiar setting of a quiet house at night, Doorway is a wordless micro short exploring everyday fears. Made after Road to Saturn, Doorway was a back to basic's experiment in visual storytelling for me aimed at exploring the common fear of intruders in the home, the film asking the question 'Are we ever truly alone?"
Callum Thomas, writer / director
"Constantly pushing boundaries, the creator, Callum Thomas, manages to explore horror in a micro short film format, not only managing to fright, but also adding his unique look into the genre."
-Nicholas Kehaidis, Producer and Savvas Studio Owner.
Doorway will release to the public in 2024.