Imago

2026 Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental – Short (under 20 mins), Sci-Fi – Short

Imago

A trans-dimensional visitor lands in the desert and gathers specimens, only to find the one that could set him free.

  • Director(s): Mark Steger
  • Writer(s): Mark Steger
  • Producer(s): Mark Steger
  • Key Cast: Mark Steger, Paul Donald, John Grady, Jimbo Matison
  • Editor(s): Mark Steger
  • Cinematographer(s): Mark Steger, Kyoko Takanaka(additional Cinematography)
  • Production Designer(s): Mark Steger
  • Sound Designer(s): Mark Steger
  • Composer(s): Robert Crouch

Language: English

Runtime: 10m

Country: United States

Synopsis: Imago is an experimental odyssey of a trans-dimensional being who lands in the desert and gathers curious specimens. The symbiotic visitor may represent the larval stage of a more developed entity that requires an outside stimulus to complete its metamorphosis – and set it free.

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