Short Film

DEATH WALKS INTO A BAR

SiftCine selected 2026 2 min 13+

A professional hitman walks into a bar for one final contract and discovers that his target is Death. The neo-noir setup becomes a tense duel of performance and control, forcing a man who decides who dies to ask who truly arranged the meeting.

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About this film

A professional hitman walks into a bar for one final contract and discovers that his target is Death. The neo-noir setup becomes a tense duel of performance and control, forcing a man who decides who dies to ask who truly arranged the meeting.

Synopsis

A professional hitman enters a bar to complete one final contract and discovers that the target is Death. The encounter becomes a controlled neo-noir duel of glances, pauses, and dialogue in which the man paid to decide who dies must confront the possibility that he was summoned for a different reason.

Themes

  • mortality
  • professional violence
  • the illusion of control
  • hunter and target reversal
  • inevitability
  • performance as suspense

AI Production

Confirmed tools: Dreamina Seedance 2.5, Midjourney, Topaz Video AI

Tim Simmons states that every frame, performance, facial expression, and line reading was generated with Dreamina Seedance 2.5, with no actors, physical set, or cameras. The production breakdown describes a workflow beginning from three reference images, using approximately fifteen generations, and finishing 720p output with Topaz upscaling. Midjourney character stills are identified in the workflow summary.

Additional Credits

  • Writer and Director: Tim Simmons
  • Production Label: Theoretically Media
Creator
Tim Simmons
Format
Short Film
Released
2026
Genres
Crime, Fantasy, Neo-Noir, Thriller
Selection
Human curated