The Riddle

The Riddle is a delicate romantic short film centered entirely on one heroine, where her inner world — love, confusion, longing, and subtle mental glitches — unfolds almost exclusively through color and mood shifts in each scene. The narrative is intentionally simple and intimate, focusing on her emotional journey, so the visual language carries the weight: every frame is calibrated to mirror her psychological state without overt exposition.

We treated color as the primary storyteller. When her mind “glitches” (fleeting disorientation, fragmented memories, or emotional overload), the palette fractures subtly: slight color shifts, unexpected hue pops (like a sudden oversaturated red in a peripheral object), or gentle chromatic aberrations creep in, enough to unsettle and reflect her inner turmoil. These transitions are soft and organic, avoiding gimmicks, so the viewer feels the heroine’s vulnerability rather than sees “effects.” The result is a quietly immersive romantic portrait — her love story told not through dialogue or grand gestures, but through the evolving colors that make her world feel alive, fragile, and deeply personal.