A ghost story told in 19 minutes and 299 photographs — and you're not sure who took them.
A near-dead town, an encroaching overgrowth, a mysterious tower, a camera, a voice. Across 299 photographs a man who may be the filmmaker, and yet might not be real, relays a story that may not have happened, about a place that almost definitely exists.
Direction
Watchorn weaponizes stillness — every frame a question mark.
Editing
299 photos sequenced like a fever dream you can't wake from.
Director
Thomas Watchorn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'photo roman' technique — telling stories through still images — peaked in Chris Marker's 'La Jetée' (1962), which also featured a male protagonist unstuck in time.
Grantham itself is a real disappearing market town in Lincolnshire, England; Watchorn shot on location during pandemic-era lockdowns, when empty streets felt post-apocalyptic without any set dressing.
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