A young photographer is on assignment in Jamaica. It's a cultural shock! First anguished, he later becomes quite fascinated by the people he meets, their neighbourhood and their music.
Direction
Raw early Villeneuve — already obsessed with immersion and unease.
Sound
Reggae score that does heavy lifting for the thin narrative.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Villeneuve shot this as a student film in his early twenties; it played festivals but nearly vanished until cinephiles resurrected it post-Arrival.
You can already see his trademarks: the slow push-in, the obsession with surfaces, the dread beneath beauty. It's Dune in a rental van.
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