Shimmer

Shimmer

Are You Afraid of the Light?

NR 2021 · 75 min · ★ 4.0 · Science Fiction, Thriller

Dr. Thea Kait is a forensic scientist with the Seneca Police Department. She is called to the scene of a crime by her friend, Detective Kurt Blas. There’s been a murder… or has there? The body isn’t like anything either of them have seen, and the widow of the deceased issues a warning: “It’s in the light.” Soon, the bodies start racking up – and the remains are just as baffling. With mounting pressure from Captain Rose, Thea and her forensics team must work quickly to find the culprit… if there is one. The more evidence they find, the less it seems like a human killer. But what could be behind these deaths? How can they stop it? And what, if anything, is in the light?

Directed by Rob Ciano

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Nichole Galicia Dr. Thea Kait
Kazy Tauginas Det. Kurt Blas
Brian Anthony Wilson Captain Peter Rose
Jacques Mitchell Adam Kait
Susan Moses Margaret Hardaway
Carrie Plumley Dr. June Richardson
Tony Wolf Dr. Edward Sandler
Montgomery CP Steele Trevor Kait
Brett Eidman Dr. Kevin Strom
Stephen D. Edwards Tyrell Walker
Caroline Hallum Corinne Denali
Matt Grossman Officer Donnell

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