Nicholas Carlson's Reel

A musical composition of mine. Electronic/ambient

For Nick, a successful and esteemed angler, it's just another typical outing on the lakefront. But all that changes in an instant when he finds himself battling a leviathan of a fish - and loses. Disillusioned and bitter, Nick attempts to go about his life, as the people around him help, harm, or worse, coddle his shattered ego. Nick refuses to let go - and the dark emotions culminate in the form of a spectral doppelganger, who takes residence in his closet and manipulates him to waste away...

This is the most recent full-length short film I made. It won Best Picture at my high school film festival.