One woman, one island, one barely alive man — and the slowest burn you'll never forget.
On a remote wooded island, a young woman becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. Her isolated routine devolves into a struggle with sexuality, guilt and loss.
Acting
Joslyn Jensen carries entire film with barely any dialogue.
Cinematography
Island becomes character — gorgeous and suffocating simultaneously.
Direction
Jackson trusts audience to sit in discomfort without explanation.
Director
Mark Jackson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location at director Mark Jackson's family home on a Maine island with crew of under ten people.
Part of 2011's micro-budget 'mumblecore horror' wave that rejected jump scares for existential dread.
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