Sean Veil is an ultra paranoid murder suspect who takes to filming himself round the clock to provide an alibi, just in case he's ever accused of another crime. Problems arise however when the police do come calling and the one tape that can prove his innocence has mysteriously disappeared.
Acting
Lee Evans ditches comedy for genuinely unsettling physical deterioration
Direction
CCTV-inspired framing that makes you complicit in watching
Editing
Jagged temporal cuts mirror Sean's fractured mental state
Director
John Simpson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Evans was primarily known as a physical comedian; director John Simpson specifically wanted that elastic physicality to show a man literally contorting under pressure.
Released in 2004, it weirdly predicted our current surveillance economy — Sean's self-documentation mirrors modern influencers and Ring doorbell obsessives.
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