Psychological . Tech-Noir . Thriller
OMINOUS
Where ancient myths collide with the modern ambition.
A hybrid short film (live-action + AI workflow).
A dark, modern fable about authorship in an age of acceleration.
FILM SNAPSHOT
Runtime: ~9 min Format: Short; Genre: Psychological thriller / dark allegory; Language: English; Status: Festival circuit
Ominous follows a young entrepreneur whose drive to build the future takes an unsettling turn. As he pushes toward a breakthrough, cracks appear between ambition and consequence, revealing forces beyond his control.
- Human-in-the-loop, non-negotiable.
- Folklore tension meets modern systems.
- Craft-driven hybrid filmmaking.
ABOUT DIRECTOR
Archita Mandal represents the convergence of award-winning cinema and frontier technology.
As an acclaimed filmmaker, she has helmed genre-bending projects like the psychological thriller Ominous and the Amazon Prime drama The Nair House. As the Founder and CEO of UpendNow Inc., she is operationalizing that creative expertise into a transformative AI SaaS platform. Archita is building the next generation of “creative agents”— designed to modernize workflows for ads and film. By synthesizing her background in high-level storytelling with advanced tech, she is defining a new era where emotional depth meets limitless scalability.
