Something buried in a cellar in the woods is never going to be anything nice.
This is the opening of Brian Sepanzyk’s short In The Shadow Of God, which simply has a seemingly shell-shocked man directing a police officer towards something unpleasant.
In the aftermath we find out that it is a man, with his daughter being informed by the police. She begins to clear out his home, finding wine bottles everywhere and alluding to, what we can assume was a chequered relationship.
She begins to see him in the house and it feels like we are seeing a film about trauma via manifestation and potentially something more sinister.
In The Shadow of God forgoes its limited budget with real production value.
There is a real slow burn quality, and often what we don’t see is what will unnerve the viewer.
In The Shadow Of God will certainly stay with viewers as the credits roll.
In The Shadow of God screened as part of Panic Fest 2023.
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