Absence of Mind

Name: Absence of Mind
Director: Bryan Pike
Genre: Horror
Released: 2010-12-23
Cast: Bryan Pike

2010 · 1 min · Horror

Imagine if David Lynch cast a pensioner or a mummified figure from Pompeii as the star of an experimental short film, and that's what 'Absence' comes close to.

Directed by Bryan Pike · Written by Bryan Pike

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