Short Film: Aria (2023)

Synopsis

Aria gets a call about her father’s cremation; he’s recently died, and she’s going through his stuff at home. He’s left some creepy drawings in his cabin. After a bit, she hears someone whispering her name.

She goes outside for a walk in the woods. She comes back in afterward and continues sorting. Eva comes in to help. Both girls talk about how they didn’t really know their father very well.

Both girls feel something strange here. Something other than their father…

Commentary

This one’s got some great scenery and cinematography. The lighting is also well done—the cabin and the woods are both really dark, but you can still see everything.

It’s a coming-to-terms-with-grief story, but there’s more to it than that. I’m not exactly sure I understand it completely, but it sure looks good!