2026 | SHORT FILM | 3 Min

SYNOPSIS

A man gets more than he signs up for when he gets hired to be a magician’s assistant.

Created for Eugene Film Society’s 11th Annual 72-Hour Horror Competition.

Mandated Dialogue: “Sometimes we deliberately step into those traps.”

Mandated Prop: A Box

CREDITs

Written & Directed by Zoë Wassman

Producers | Nan Mason, Zoë Wassman, Malakhai Schnell

Director of Photography | Nan Mason

Editors | Akitora Ishii

Sound Recordist | J. Frye

Lighting | Akitora Ishii

Makeup & FX | Nan Mason

Sound Editing & Score by Piper Francis

Box Boys | Edward Arndt, J. Frye, Malakhai Schnell, Zar Oelke

Fog Machine | Edward Arndt

Nansportation Expert | Edward Arndt

Craft Services | Shannon Mason & Thommy Mason

Title Design & Graphics | Nan Mason

Colorist | Nan Mason

Special Thanks | Kathy & Chris Wassman, Shannon & Thommy Mason