DIRECTOR STATEMENT
It’s the one thing we are too scared to talk about, but everyone thinks about: infidelity. Even though we all want to believe in happily ever after, the reality of a relationship isn’t always a fairytale. I speak from personal experience that a transgression can destroy your partnership. The fear and paranoia I felt that my partner would find out I cheated on her is what inspired ‘Dormant’. Like Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, I wanted to make a film about a man consumed by guilt who is slowly losing his mind. A man we are not quite sure we want to emphasize with. Like my previous short horror films ‘Shut’ and ‘Swipe’, I’m interested in telling stories about our dark side. Isn't a nightmare scarier when you feel it isn't too far off from reality?

DIRECTOR BIO
Niels Bourgonje is a fiction/commercial director. Driven by a desire to never repeat himself, Niels has directed a wide variety of productions, ranging from human-driven stories to epic food, sports and car films. This diversity can also be found in his fiction work. His films were selected for Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying festivals and have won more than 250 awards. Niels is currently in post on his first feature film Circles, the sequel to the cult indie horror film Circle. He is repped by Sukee Chew - Hopscotch Pictures.