Panic!

“Panic!” is an audiovisual reconstruction of a panic attack, a film about expecting the future that won't come, the story which won't happen, and fears which exist, but have a proper place neither in reality nor on film.


PANIC!
- Short hybrid film

Original title: Panika!
Country:
Croatia, Germany
Type: Fiction-experimental
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 15 minutes
Format: 2k / 1:2.35
Director: Sara Grgurić
Screenwriters: Espi Tomičić & Sara Grgurić
Production: DimDim production (Croatia)
Producers: Ivan Glebov, Sara Grgurić
Production manager: Toni Jelenić
Co-production: A Group Therapy Film GmbH (Germany)
Co-producer: Laurian-Luis Schymura
Status: In pre-production

Workshops:
Linz International Short Film Festival 2022., Short Fiction Lab
Tabor Film Festival 2022., Tabor PRO

Funded by Croatian Audiovisual Centre

“Panic!" is a hybrid short film shot in one continuous take with a 360-degree camera, designed to audiovisually reconstruct the intricate experience of a panic attack. The film captures the overwhelming grip on the body, the rapid and chaotic thoughts, and the intense rush of emotions through dynamic movement, precise editing, evocative music, and immersive sound design. It is a deep exploration of the cinematic language, investigating how film techniques can evoke feelings of excitement, stress, and anxiety in the viewer, and how these elements can visually translate the emotional turmoil of a panic attack.

The narrative unfolds over the course of a single night at a city party, where a group of young men steals a car as a prank. As the plot develops, the seemingly harmless joke spirals into a desperate situation when a hidden secret in the trunk is revealed, drawing even those not involved in the theft into its chaotic consequences. Their increasingly poor decisions lead them from one dilemma to the next, forcing them to constantly scramble for solutions in a tense and escalating scenario.

If you want to see our research material, directors statement, concept and visual material feel free to reach out!

panikafilm@gmail.com