Director: Rowan Grieve Gouk
Cast: Aidan Murphy, Jai Mohan, Talia Larkin, Elizabeth Kornienko, Nick Field
Ethan Green's Nightmare is a British student short about a promising student whose anxiety turns an ordinary examination day into a surreal nightmare. Empty school corridors, locked doors, and impossible choices turn academic pressure into an increasingly disturbing psychological experience.
Directed by Rowan Grieve Gouk, the film uses the familiar environment of school as a setting for horror and suspense. Its compact format allows the story to concentrate on the emotional pressure surrounding exams while blurring the boundaries between fear, failure, and nightmare imagery.
Ethan Green's Nightmare is an independent short, so festival and creator-led releases are likely to be more important than major subscription catalogs.