Nunca Apagues La Luz (2016) ◎ (RECOMMENDED)

In 2013, the duo created a 3-minute short film in their Swedish apartment for a film competition.

However, the film drew notable criticism from mental health advocates regarding its climax. Without spoiling the ending entirely, the resolution involves a character making a tragic sacrifice regarding their own mental health to save their children from the monster. Some viewers felt this sent a problematic message that the only way to free a family from the burden of mental illness is the elimination of the person suffering from it. Sandberg later acknowledged this criticism, noting that they had filmed alternative endings but ultimately went with the most emotionally dramatic conclusion. 📌 Legacy Nunca apagues la luz (2016)

The hook was brilliantly simple: a woman sees a silhouette when the lights are off, but it disappears when she turns them on. In 2013, the duo created a 3-minute short

(played by Teresa Palmer) is a young woman who has distanced herself from her mentally unstable mother, Sophie. Some viewers felt this sent a problematic message

: The film relies heavily on diegetic light sources like flickering neon signs, blacklights, candles, cell phone screens, and the flash of a gun.

The DNA of the film belongs entirely to director David F. Sandberg and his wife, Lotta Losten.