After the explosive debut of Dragon, Sebastian Sommer strips it all back in a bold new 30-second short.
Filmmaker Sebastian Sommer, known for his genre-melding feature Dragon (2024), trades color for stark contrast in his latest work, Revolver—a blistering 30-second short that reimagines the gun range as an existential dream.
Shot in black and white, Revolver isn’t about just action—it’s about rhythm, presence, and the rupture between intent and execution. With no dialogue and no exposition, the film delivers one thing: Sommer, alone, firing a gun directly downrange. But through frenetic, experimental editing, that singular act becomes something stranger and almost poetic.
“Revolver is about focus,” Sommer says. “There’s no metaphor, no message. I wanted to reduce cinema to the sound, motion, and rhythm of a single moment. I was spending time with my girlfriend one day and decided let’s go to the gun range. I had already been there before with a friend before and the project was created.”
It’s a surprising and yet unsurprising pivot from Dragon, as Sommer is known for his unpredictable yet fully cohesive creative sensibilities. And while Revolver might clock in at under a minute, its ambition feels wide open. It is reminiscent of the short film Doodlebug by Christopher Nolan.
Currently premiering online and at screenings, Revolver can be seen here:
👉 https://www.shortverse.com/films/revolver-2025