His dead wife is haunting a lobster. No, this isn't a comedy.
After the sudden loss of his wife, a solitary fisherman begins seeing her spirit in a lobster he catches. As grief turns into delusion, he clings to this bizarre reunion, desperate for connection and healing in a sea of loneliness.
Acting
Jim Main carries crushing sorrow in complete silence.
Cinematography
Bleak coastal landscapes that mirror internal desolation.
Direction
Nixon trusts viewers to sit with discomfort—no hand-holding.
Director
George Nixon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The lobster as vessel for grief riffs on maritime folklore where the sea returns what we lose.
Director George Nixon shot this during an actual fishing village's off-season, using real fishermen as extras who didn't know the plot.
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