PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER | SHORT FILM BASED ON THE UPCOMING FEATURE FILM
SHATTERED GLASS (short film)
May 22, 2026
"Shattered Glass" is a short proof-of-concept film based on the upcoming feature film by the same name. It follows Marshall Hayes, a disturbed college student who is haunted by symbolic visions and dissociative amnesia, as he investigates the origins of his mysterious disorder.
THE FILM / CREDITS
Director - Olivia Miller | Director of Photography - Kaiden Emerfoll | Writer - Kaiden Emerfoll | Sound Design - Alex Welshons | Marshall Hayes - Parker Lindley | Ben Pierce - Anthony Hunke | Young Marshall - Arthur Rabbitt
CINEMATOGRAPHY STILLS
PRODUCTION NOTES
The "Shattered Glass" short film was made as a proof-of-concept for the feature film of the same name. It was actually made for a class that Kaiden Emerfoll (the cinematographer, writer, and VFX artist) and Olivia Miller (the director, co-writer) were both enrolled in. The film features the same concepts as the feature version, but does not follow the same storyline. The VFX and cinematography heavy short film was made over the course of a month, with an insanely small budget of $100. The film ended up having some audio issues due to the sudden sickness of the sound designer, but the filmmaking group was mostly able to recover it hours before the film was scheduled to release. If you like this film- keep an eye out for news about the production of the feature film coming soon. Nihilum is coming.