Doodlebug

Doodlebug (1997)

There's something in his apartment. A man looking for an insect-like thing devolves into a bout of insanity as his subconscious mind begins to strangle his waking one.

Date of release
1997-01-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (511)
Runtime
3m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Christopher Nolan

Casting

Interesting facts

Doodlebug is a 1997 short psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It follows the story of a man anxiously trying to kill a bug-like creature in his flat. Nolan created the film during his university days using 16 mm film. The film was met with a generally positive critical response.

Production

Doodlebug was written, directed, shot and edited by Christopher Nolan. He had written the script while studying English literature at University College London (UCL). The three-minute short was filmed on a negligible budget in 1997 using black-and-white 16mm film. Nolan shot the film over a weekend, a technique he used the following year with his first full-length release Following, with two or three-minute excerpts being shot over the two days.

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