Cherith is the daughter of a evangelist and is seen as an outcast because of her inability to speak in tongues, which the rest of her father's sect can do quite easily. She also has problems with relationships.
Direction
Barrett's first film — already masterful at unspoken tension.
Acting
Di Adams conveys entire sermons with her eyes alone.
Writing
Every silence loaded with judgment and yearning.
Director
Shirley Barrett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shirley Barrett would later direct Love Serenade (1996), but this student short already established her fascination with women trapped by male fantasy and small-town delusion.
The title references 1 Kings 17 — the brook where Elijah was fed by ravens; a place of divine provision that also dries up, mirroring Cherith's fraught relationship with spiritual sustenance.
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