PTSD as a ghost story: 14 minutes that'll wreck your night.
Ben has been at war and he's killed. He can't snap out of shock and doesn't sleep anymore. Now, Ben is on leave and is due to meet Sophie, his girlfriend from home. He hasn't seen her in ages, not since he was innocent. Ben arrives at the airport hotel exhausted and hallucinating, child-like and dangerous. He doesn't want to hurt Sophie but he may not be able to help it. Ben could well be damned, but Sophie will prove he isn't and Ben will be innocent again. At least that's one side to the story.
Acting
Corbet's hands shake even when his voice doesn't.
Direction
Daggar-Nickson makes 14 minutes feel like drowning.
Director
Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Daggar-Nickson shot this as her NYU thesis; she later directed A Vigilante, exploring similar terrain of women absorbing male violence.
The 'innocent again' line repeats twice with different inflections—Corbet recorded both in single takes, refusing to let Daggar-Nickson cut between them.
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