The Sciolist

Ash has just lost his tech job and feels newcomer Kelsi is to blame. His mission to expose her secrets leads him back to a familiar darkness.

Cast

Tim Volynkin

as Ash

Astrid Conlan

as Kelsi

Gemma Hutchison

as Friend

Reviews

Izzydelaney

_The Sciolist_ (2024) is a short film so clean and fine-tuned you would never guess students made it. Ash (Tim Volynkin) is chilling, and hauntingly determined to take down his rival, Kelsi (Astrid Conlan), who steals the show in the film's climax. To say this is the neo-noir of the year would be an...

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