Fish Bowl

Fish Bowl

Category

Short Film

Category

Short Film

Client

Independent

Independent

Year

2023

2023

Overview

A nightmare Orwellian set in a concrete bowl prison, where a man trapped in endless labour begins to unravel under the gaze of an unseen authority.

Trapped in a concrete chamber, a man pulls a lever again and again, each motion fracturing his sense of time, self, and purpose. The disembodied authroties from above demands keep pouring in. Obedience. Deliverance. Purity. The walls hum. The cycle repeats.

Fish Bowl is a nightmarish descent into routine and control, a Kafka-esque loop of work, guilt, and delusion. Reality bends, and the line between punishment and purgatory begins to blur.

Credits

Director

Khaled Spiewak

Khaled Spiewak

Cinematographer

Alan C McLaughlin

Alan C McLaughlin

Editor & VFX

Khaled Spiewak

Khaled Spiewak

Sound Designer

Michael McFarline, Lewis Bage

Michael McFarline, Lewis Bage

Art Director

Brindis Blackadder

Brindis Blackadder

Colorist

Stephen D. Grant

Stephen D. Grant