2020 Short Film: The Outsider

What Happens

We open on a man who’s locked inside a shed with no companionship other than a butterfly. He’s got nothing to read except a Bible. He dreams of frolicking out in the fields, but he’s stuck in the shed. When the butterfly finally gets out through a small hole, the man decides it’s time to escape. 

Commentary

This one is based on an old H. P. Lovecraft story, which I wasn’t familiar with going into the story, which probably helps. I didn’t know what was going on until the end, although I had suspicions. 

It’s very nicely shot, the effects are good, and the ending is really well done.