Midnight Knocks at the Door (2026)
Director: Oliwier Kołodziejczyk
Cast: Oliwier Kołodziejczyk
A young man, stripped naked and drained of color, steps into a midnight bath for a ritual of purification. But the cleansing turns into a waking horror when he discovers something else is already in the water with him.
More About This Film
Midnight Knocks at the Door is a 2026 black-and-white experimental horror short directed and written by Oliwier Kołodziejczyk. The film builds its atmosphere around the primal anxiety of hearing an unexpected knock in the middle of the night, using visual storytelling rather than conventional dialogue.
The production deliberately maintains a 4:3 image format and relies heavily on composition, movement, and sound to tell its story. The experimental approach makes the film feel closer to a visual nightmare than a conventional horror narrative.
- Oliwier Kołodziejczyk directed, wrote, and photographed the film.
- The film is shot in black and white.
- It uses a continuous 4:3 format as part of its visual identity.
- The trailer received a nomination for Trailer of the Month at The Monthly Film Festival in 2026.
- The film premiered as part of Kołodziejczyk's experimental short-film work.