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Come Be with Me - Directed by Aswin Manikandan

  • Jun 4, 2025
  • 1 min read

Project Type: Short Film (Animation)

Project Title: Come be with Me

Brief Synopsis: In Come be with Me, Julia Chase, reeling from the emotional fallout of a recent divorce, seeks solitude and healing at a remote resort. But peace eludes her when she begins experiencing unsettling visions of a mysterious woman named Alex, who appears on her fifth-floor balcony calling her to “come be with me.”, Julia spirals into fear and confusion. Her friend Dr. Kathryn Nowak dismisses it as stress... until Julia is found dead. Now Kathryn must uncover the truth about the resort, about Julia’s final moments, and about Alex — a name that hasn’t been spoken in fifty years. Come Be With Me is a psychological ghost story that blurs the line between mental illness and the supernatural.



Runtime: 15 min

Completion Date: 25.11.2024

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English


Credits

Director: Aswin Manikandan

Writers: JOEL W. ROBBINS & MARY BETH MASLOWSKI

Produce: JOEL W. ROBBINS & MARY BETH MASLOWSKI

Visuals by: CELEBRATION OF LIFE ANIMATION AND DESIGN STUDIO, INDIA.

Editor: Aswin Manikandan

Voice Cast:

Julia: JULIANA DELSANTE

Kathryn: HANNAH BECK

Grace: LYA YANNE

 
 
 

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