Mary and her mother run a post-mortem photography business in 1840's Australia. They arrive to a small farmhouse to find devastated parents grieving over the death of their daughter but as they get to work, Mary's mother is required to comfort the grieving parent, leaving Mary alone to confront her phobia.
Cinematography
Candlelit interiors that breathe 1840s decay and unease.
Direction
Long squeezes dread from silence and stillness.
Acting
Charrington's wordless terror haunts longer than the runtime.
Director
Joshua Long
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Post-mortem photography was real 1840s-1930s; families posed with deceased children as final keepsakes. The film weaponizes this historical practice.
Shot in Queensland with natural candlelight only — the flickering shadows on Mary's face are authentic, not digital.
AU
