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Paroxysm

Paroxysm

2026•37m•MA 15+•Thriller•Drama•Mystery

It always starts with something, something envying...

After a drug deal goes horribly wrong, Celia is pulled into a surreal odyssey of self-discovery. Drifting through a distorted world, she encounters temptation, desire, and paranoia as her sense of self begins to unravel and the line between reality and fantasy begin to blur around her

Tyler Peterfi · Director

Tyler Peterfi · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime37m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 27, 2026

Actors

Violet Young

Celia / Doppelgänger

Mitchell Wray

Dealer

Ruby Dowd

Pride

Jhayferson Jimenez

Greed

Tyler Peterfi

Tyler Peterfi

Envy

Darcy Schilling

Wrath

Ruby Casey

Lust

Max Freijah

Sloth

Cooper Dalrymple

Gluttony

Nicholas Taylor

The Shade / Billy (voice)

Memphis Pratt

Mysterious Voice #1 / Lying Man

Tommy Linguey

Tommy Linguey

Mysterious Voice #2 / Tommy (boyfriend, voice)

Oliver Waterson

Mysterious Voice #3 / Dealer's guy (voice)

Luke De Grandi

Mysterious Voice #4 / Twinkle Bat (voice)

Winnie Jones

Mysterious Voice #5 / Girlfriend (voice)

Thomas Slater

Mysterious Voice #6 / Brother (voice)

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