Wow! That was fantastic! Amazing writing, amazing acting, amazing atmosphere. Very dark and eerie. I especially loved how you built the tension while using such a minimalist aesthetic. Not easy to do! Great work as usual!

Great lighting and acting, I really liked the atmosphere. I didn't quite notice the "tension" that Nef Guy mentioned, but enjoyed it just the same. The reveal (trying to keep it spoiler free) at the end confused me at first, because I couldn't tell what I was looking for. I thought it could have used some music underneath, but that's just nitpicking.

Nice job, looking forward to the rest! :)

PS: Fun fact, umbra, penumbra and antumbra were to be the names of the first three episodes of the last 10 episode arc in the final season of ST: Deep Space Nine. Penumbra stayed, but the others were changed because they kept confusing themselves with the names. :D

Thank you, gentlemen. Really appreciate the feedback, and so glad you enjoyed it!

Very well done. A pleasure to watch. Kept my interest from beginning to end with no problem.

Great job, Phil.

I love the details that you put into your films. For example, the reflection of the car in the window that the main character was looking out of. Very cool!

You released this in early June? Holy cow! That was excellent acting, Phil. And I really liked your post production work as well as the twist ending!

Mmmm, beautiful work Phil.

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Wow. Really intriguing writing and wonderful acting by you. I enjoyed watching this, even though I am still not a fan of the way MS looks and moves.

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Great writing Phil and the camera work was excellent.

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not sure how many times i've seen this now, and i only JUST twigged to something - which i won't mention here - but i am now clapping even harder before. it's amazing what the mind thinks it sees, sometimes. oh, big congrats on the Machinima Festival recognition.

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