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Sundown Syndrome

  • 3 mins
  • Aus SA Filmmakers, Drama, Short
  • 2026

From the gentle chaos of a warm family kitchen where the weight of motherhood once consumed her, to the cold stark present where memory no longer holds. Haunted by the relentless ticking of a clock and the ghost of a ringing phone, Elsie is caught in the haunting beauty of a life she once longed to escape but now cannot quite let go of.

Directors

Claudia Carmen Fick, Livia Hendricks

Screenwriter

Livia Hendricks

Producer

Claudia Carmen Fick, Livia Hendricks

Cast

Catriona Toop, Carolyn Neumann, Talitha Smith

Awards

Best International Smartphone Film – Budapest Smartfest, Hungary 2026

Best Screenplay – SF3 Film Festival, Australia 2026

People’s Choice Award – SmartPhilm Festival, USA 2026

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