“Sometimes unfinished business should stay unfinished”

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Missing Scene is a Lynchian thriller inspired by psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. It is a short film written and directed by Adan Higgins.

Logline

When a writer rediscovers an unfinished film from his past, he is driven to finish it but perhaps the film is driven to finish him.

Synopsis

Austin lives in the shadow of his successful friend Theo. Despite the support from his girlfriend Teryn, Austin accepts work as Theo’s assistant. While cleaning out a storage closet, Austin finds an old hard drive with an unfinished film he had forgotten he had made. To the chagrin of Teryn and Theo, Austin’s behavior becomes more erratic as he obsesses over this past work. However, when Teryn’s dreams start to show up in Austin’s film, she realizes that something dangerous has entered their world.

Contact

MissingSceneFilm@gmail.com