Ultraviolet Damage

Fantasy Drama Short / 5 Min / 2026

Ultraviolet Damage reflects on the fragile nature of shared reality.

Through the perspective of a child, the film explores what happens when familiar certainties begin to shift and different versions of the world emerge. Shaped by information, absence, and belief, these realities coexist while becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile. Moving between domestic observation and subtle distortion, the film examines doubt, connection, and the search for orientation within a fractured landscape of perception.

 

Direction: Pola Rader / Cinematography: Hannes Gorrissen

Cast: Nikolai Surshik / Music: Jens Heuler / Sound Design: Sebastian Struck

 

Selected Screenings

2026 | Sydney Film Festival, Australia

2026 | Festival de Cannes, Short Film Corner, France
Selected for the keynote presentation "Would You Buy This?"