A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
Direction
Moorhead-Benson's debut proves they were always this clever
Writing
Dialogue that feels improvised but builds to cosmic dread
Practical Effects
Zero budget, maximum implication — shadows and suggestion
Director
Justin Benson
Peter Cilella
Michael Danube
Vinny Curran
Chris Daniels
Zahn McClarnon
Charles
Bill Oberst Jr.
Byron
Emily Montague
Jennifer Danube
Kurt David Anderson
Billy
Justin Benson
Level 3 UFO Cult Member
Aaron Moorhead
Level 2.5 UFO Cult Member
David Lawson Jr.
Dave the Level 1 UFO Cult Member
Michael Felker
White Trash Kid with Soldering Iron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot for peanuts in the directors' actual friends' cabin, this launched the loosely-connected 'Resolution Universe' including Spring and The Endless. The San Diego backcountry becomes a character.
The 'French Clap' scene — where Byron explains why he stopped making movies — is secretly the entire film's thesis statement about stories needing conflict.
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