Evan, an orphaned 22-year-old who grew up in the foster care system, buys a vintage 8mm camera in a yard sale from an elderly man, ends up with reels of the man's old home movies, and begins to live vicariously through these home movies.
Cinematography
8mm footage bleeds into reality like fever dreams.
Acting
Harry Hains carries quiet devastation in every frame.
Director
Michael J. Saul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harry Hains was Australian model and musician Antony Hegarty's child; this was his only lead role before his tragic death in 2020.
The film's structure mirrors Evan's dissociation: the 'real' scenes increasingly borrow the soft focus and hush of the 8mm footage until you can't tell whose memory is whose.
US
