ephemeral (2026)
Ivy wants to avoid speaking about a traumatic situation with her mother, so she forces herself into a simulated reality that takes place in her own mind. Here she is met with her supposed paradise, but that doesn’t last long, because her trauma is so deeply rooted that it begins to seep through the simulation. She faces several manifestations of her inner thoughts in the form of real, tangible people who convince her that she is better off here, but she can’t help but feel as though her paradise has turned into something that is worse than the feelings she is trying to escape.
Director: Kylie Johnson
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Maisie Ella-Walsh as Ivy |
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Alliyah Christine as Jules |
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Sara Wheaton as Lyndsay (Ivy's Mom) |
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Vincent Zielinski as Shadow Man |
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Alexander Roy as Shadow Man |
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Isabella Rexroad as Intruder #1 |
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Kylie Johnson as Intruder #2 |
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Vivienne Guilbault as Intruder #3 |
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Janay Bearden as Intruder #4 |
| Directing | Kylie Johnson | Director |
| Writing | Kylie Johnson | Writer |
| Production | Kaylah Moua | Producer |
| Camera | Ulises Contreras-Cardenas | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alexander Roy | Production Design |
| Editing | Kylie Johnson | Editor |
| Crew | Joey Sarver | Score Engineer |
| Editing | Ulises Contreras-Cardenas | Colorist |
| Directing | Loredana Conte | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kaelin Rochefort | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Noah Johnson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Joshua Russo | Third Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Ryan Tatone | Gaffer |
| Camera | Noah Johnson | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Joey Sarver | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Myles Mosley-Williams | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Janay Bearden | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jack McKellar | Production Assistant |
| Production | Alexander Roy | Data Management Technician |
| Camera | Alexander Roy | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jack McKellar | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alexander Roy | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Jay Zebelian | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Ryan Tatone | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jack McKellar | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Curtis Clark | Writers' Assistant |
