Flicker
Something is wrong with the light. That's all you need to know.
Told entirely from the passenger's point of view, Flicker is a single unbroken ascent inside an elevator car climbing from the ground floor to the third.Nothing more happens than a flickering overhead light and the steady tick of the floor indicator — and that's precisely what makes it impossible to look away from.
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Told entirely from the passenger's point of view, Flicker is a single unbroken ascent inside an elevator car climbing from the ground floor to the third. Nothing more happens than a flickering overhead light and the steady tick of the floor indicator — and that's precisely what makes it impossible to look away from. Something is wrong with the light. That's all you need to know.
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- Release date
- Jul 15, 2026
- Runtime
- 0h 1m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- South Africa
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