Claire Loudis

Numinous is a sci-fi short film about a young explorer who ventures to the ancient planet Numina, hunting for traces of an extinct alien race. Inspired by the myth of the Three Fates, the film weaves myth and fantasy into a modern narrative, exploring themes of desire, power, and ambition. I was driven to create this story because I’m passionate about reimagining myths to tell contemporary tales and wanted to explore ambition through the lens of a young female protagonist—a perspective often overlooked in such narratives. Numinous bridges the fantastical with the personal, offering my take on timeless themes.

Set on the streets of Los Angeles, this short documentary reimagines a Serve robotics delivery robot as the subject of a nature program. Through deadpan narration and observational footage, the film follows the robot’s daily “migration” patterns, moments of peril, and surprising resilience as it navigates a city that barely notices it. By treating a piece of delivery tech with the same reverence usually reserved for wildlife, the film invites viewers to see an overlooked part of urban life with humor, empathy, and new curiosity—revealing how even our most mundane tools become characters in the ecosystems we build.

I believe that fantasy has the ability to impact people in a way that subverts what is expected and opens minds to new possibilities. With Symbiosis, I focused on the internal struggle between a man and his need to fit in, which was personified by The Monster. While imaginary friends may disappear as one gets older, the voice in your head telling you to do something out of the ordinary should always be given an outlet. This story personified my personal experience about how it feels to be expressive in a world with strict rules and established expectations.