Nunca Apagues La | Luz (2016)

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

The film was a massive commercial success, grossing over $148 million against a modest $4.9 million budget. Critics praised its pacing, inventive use of lighting, and the performances of Palmer and Bello. Nunca apagues la luz (2016)

: Diana represents Sophie’s profound, consuming clinical depression. In 2013, the duo created a 3-minute short

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

What makes the film highly effective is Sandberg’s commitment to practical lighting and physical visual effects.

: Diana is a shadowy figure who can only exist, move, and attack in pure darkness. She is tethered to the family's mother, Sophie (Maria Bello), due to a tragic, supernatural shared past from Sophie's time in a psychiatric hospital.

(Gabriel Bateman) is Rebecca's young half-brother who begins experiencing the same terrifying visual phenomena she did as a child.