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Switch On

Name: Switch On
Director: Esmond Yao
Genre: Nightmare, Suspense
Duration: 14 min
Cast: Sion Symonds, Frances Walker, Boluwatife Odeniyi, Daniel Sennett, Seven McKenzie Ingram

Esmond Yao · 14 min · United Kingdom

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Switch On is a short horror film that juggles questions about the pressures the modern-day education system places on young students and the effects this has on them. The heart of the story is Alexander, a young student plagued by insomnia and anxiety, who tries to retain his sanity under the pressure of a looming exam.

Worth watching if you are into Nightmare and Suspense. Directed by Esmond Yao.

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