Dead Pixel (2026): Cast, Story and Release Details

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Dead Pixel is a two-minute Argentine horror micro-film about Franco, an urban exploration YouTuber whose editing session takes an unsettling turn when a dead pixel appears in his footage. As glitches multiply and red dots emerge in the darkness, the boundary between screen and reality begins to blur.

Dead Pixel is a 2026 horror short directed and written by Damián Cabrio. Running for just two minutes, the Spanish-language micro-film centers on a disturbing technical flaw that may be more than an error on a screen.

The story follows Franco, an urban exploration YouTuber, as an ordinary editing session develops into a frightening encounter. Its premise connects digital glitches, darkness and the uneasy possibility that something can cross from recorded images into the real world.

Dead Pixel movie details

Story without spoilers

Franco is working alone in the dark while editing his latest urban exploration video when he notices a dead pixel in the footage. Attempts to correct the problem only make the glitches appear to spread. After he leaves the room to get a beer, the dim stairwell presents a new mystery: red points of light seem to float in the darkness and watch him. The film leaves open whether Franco is exhausted, misinterpreting what he sees or facing something that has escaped the screen.

What to expect

Dead Pixel is built around a compact horror premise rather than an extended narrative. The two-minute runtime points to a brief, concentrated experience focused on screen technology, visual glitches and a threatening presence in a dark stairwell. Its micro-film format leaves little room for broad character development, instead centering the tension on Franco’s increasingly unsettling perception of the dead pixels.

Cast and creative team

Damián Cabrio wrote and directed Dead Pixel. Román Carrizo is credited as Victim, while Gastón Buljubasich, Hector Ardizon, Damián Cabrio and Ema U are credited as Pixel.

• Román Carrizo as Victim
• Gastón Buljubasich as Pixel
• Hector Ardizon as Pixel
• Damián Cabrio as Pixel
• Ema U as Pixel

Release and production context

Dead Pixel is a 2026 Spanish-language horror short from Argentina. It has a reported runtime of two minutes and a release date of October 31, 2026. The listed production format is a micro film, or micro movie, and no production companies are supplied.

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With its very short runtime and focused digital-horror setup, Dead Pixel presents a simple question with unsettling implications: what if a flaw in a video is not confined to the screen? The film’s premise keeps the source of the red dots deliberately uncertain while placing the tension in a familiar act—editing footage alone in the dark.

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