Exhausted by her newborn, a first-time mother's home becomes a trap as her husband's sinister intentions emerge.
Acting
Heli Kennedy's silent breakdown is devastating.
Direction
Kicak weaponizes empty space and baby monitors.
Sound
Every creak and cry is mixed for maximum anxiety.
Director
Joe Kicak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single Toronto location over two freezing nights—Kennedy wore thin pajamas while the set was literally chilled below comfortable levels.
Premiered at Blood in the Snow, a festival championing Canadian horror that explores domestic spaces as sites of violence—this became their most requested short for three years.