The Vessel

The Vessel is a short animated psychological thriller inspired by the creator’s recurring nightmares experienced while living in Mariabad, Quetta. Blending nightmare logic with cultural influences from Persian and Hazaragi traditions, the film creates a surreal world where fear and memory collide. The story follows Batool, a young girl bound by blood to an ancient demon god buried beneath flood and time. As the vessel in a forgotten ritual, she becomes the key to the demon’s rebirth. Haunted by visions and supernatural forces, Batool must confront inherited trauma, guilt, and terror, ultimatel