A musician chases inspiration to a remote island. Something ancient is waiting in the shallows.
Tocsin is a short film about a young musician, who travels to a remote island studio in search of inspiration. While attempting to overcome his creative block, he discovers a much darker secret hidden within the shallows.
Cinematography
The island becomes a character — humid, hungry, alive.
Sound
Garrett Hedlund's original music bleeds into the nightmare.
Acting
Juno Temple's Coral: charming, cryptic, absolutely untrustworthy.
Director
Frank E. Flowers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flowers shot this between studio gigs — the entire production wrapped in four days on a private island off Panama.
The title references an alarm bell, but also nods to the Siren myth — artists lured to destruction by their own ambition.
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