During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time, sketching their deepest fears. Their journey takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, another passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Suddenly, their playful drawings are given a frightening reality by the stranger, darkening the innocence of their game.

Packing the deepest secrets of the universe into its modest running time, this suggestive and painterly animated short glimpses unknowable mysteries. An unexpected blend of gorgeously bright-hued design and eldritch cosmic horror, God is Shy peers into the abyss—and finds it gazing back.