'' Entity '' is a 2014 English-language French short science-fiction horror film directed by Andrew Desmond and co-written by Jean-Phillipe Ferré about an astronaut ( Alias Hilsum , in a solo performance ) who is stranded in deep space and has a close encounter with a sentient entity in the form of a nebula . '' Entity '' is Desmond 's third film , the previous two also being shorts , '' Doppelganger '' and '' Epilogue '' . The first French short film to have its sound mixed in Dolby Atmos , '' Entity '' has been selected for over eighty film festivals and received , among other honours , a Best Visual Effects Award from both the Hollywood Horror Fest and the FilmQuest Film Festival ( in Provo , Utah , near Salt Lake City ) . Reviews have been favourable , particularly for the short 's visual effects
Hollywood Horror Fest
Hollywood Film Festival
Entity (2014 film)