Set against the haunting notes of a familiar Prelude, CRASH is a psychological thriller about the destructive force of repressed trauma, the fragility of memory, and the merciless grip of guilt. Dr. Oliver Thorne—a respected psychiatrist—struggles with nightmares from a car crash that claimed his brother’s life.
Late one evening in his shadow-filled office, he meets a tormented patient named “Oliver,” whose confessions mirror Thorne’s own unspoken remorse. Blood-soaked flashes hint at a scalpel slicing into Thorne’s subconscious until the boundary between therapist and patient fades under the weight of shared secrets. CRASH lays bare the thin line between who we believe we are and what our darkest memories insist we’ve done—trapping us in a hush just before the final surrender to truth.
Written and Directed by Giulia Mucciarelli
Produced by @ocufilms
Darkside Productions
Director of Photography Arthur Grigoryan @arthurgrigory
Edited by Jesse Vinton @jvinton_film
Sound Design by Dylan Henning @dhenningsound
CAST:
"Dr. Thorne" Joseph Lopez @josephlloydlopez
"Oliver" Rob Slotnick @bobbyslots12
"Tom" Kyle Maddox @kyle_r_maddox
Prod. Coordinator, "Police Officer"
Clive Hawkins @actorclivehawkins
"EMT" Dieu Pham @superloveproductions
"Firefighter" Doug Hawley @ledougger
Produced by @ocufilms
Darkside Productions
Director of Photography Arthur Grigoryan @arthurgrigory
Edited by Jesse Vinton @jvinton_film
Sound Design by Dylan Henning @dhenningsound
CAST:
"Dr. Thorne" Joseph Lopez @josephlloydlopez
"Oliver" Rob Slotnick @bobbyslots12
"Tom" Kyle Maddox @kyle_r_maddox
Prod. Coordinator, "Police Officer"
Clive Hawkins @actorclivehawkins
"EMT" Dieu Pham @superloveproductions
"Firefighter" Doug Hawley @ledougger
CREW:
Makeup and Special Effects Department Head Nikki Carmela Peters @nikkicarmela
Production Design by Abby Selden @horror_in_real_life
Production Manager Melanie Mayumi @mayvmivisuals
1st AD Kelton White @kelton423white
2nd AD Jack Seibert @jack.seibert
2nd 2nd Assistant Director Lunina Olya @luninaolya
Set and Costume Designer Milla Jansen @millajansen_
1st AC Kraig Bryant @kraig.bryant
2nd AC Dylan Jankosky @dylan_jankosky
2nd AC Peter Valeri @petermvaleri
Gaffer Declan Berkeley @shred_dec
Gaffer Manny Gonzalez @mannygonzalez_
Best Boy Electric Edgar Machuca @machucapictures
Key Grip Luis Romero @lionlera_film
Key Grip Niko Baur @mylifeismundane
Best Boy Grip Julio Barrera @jon_von_julio
Grip Jacob Gonzalez
Sound Mixer Edwin Li @edwinlicomedy
Makeup and Special Effects Department Head Nikki Carmela Peters @nikkicarmela
Production Design by Abby Selden @horror_in_real_life
Production Manager Melanie Mayumi @mayvmivisuals
1st AD Kelton White @kelton423white
2nd AD Jack Seibert @jack.seibert
2nd 2nd Assistant Director Lunina Olya @luninaolya
Set and Costume Designer Milla Jansen @millajansen_
1st AC Kraig Bryant @kraig.bryant
2nd AC Dylan Jankosky @dylan_jankosky
2nd AC Peter Valeri @petermvaleri
Gaffer Declan Berkeley @shred_dec
Gaffer Manny Gonzalez @mannygonzalez_
Best Boy Electric Edgar Machuca @machucapictures
Key Grip Luis Romero @lionlera_film
Key Grip Niko Baur @mylifeismundane
Best Boy Grip Julio Barrera @jon_von_julio
Grip Jacob Gonzalez
Sound Mixer Edwin Li @edwinlicomedy
About the Director
Giulia Mucciarelli is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker, Italian-born and creatively shaped by photography, visual design, and years of creative direction across tech and entertainment. Her films are grounded in bold visual language and emotional precision, often navigating fractured timelines, heightened realities, and the psychological weight of sound. Rooted in performance and psychological depth, her work explores how grief, memory, and identity collide—especially in the moments when those boundaries begin to blur.
"Cinema, to me, is control—of color, time, silence, violence.
A story should seduce, then bite. It should crawl under your skin and stay there. It shouldn’t be built for comfort, but for tension, rupture, precision. I’m drawn to myth and ritual, to imagery that lingers like a half-remembered dream. If you're watching and something feels just off-kilter—good. That means it's working."
A story should seduce, then bite. It should crawl under your skin and stay there. It shouldn’t be built for comfort, but for tension, rupture, precision. I’m drawn to myth and ritual, to imagery that lingers like a half-remembered dream. If you're watching and something feels just off-kilter—good. That means it's working."