All the Gods in the Sky
Scary Movies XII
August 16 - 21, 2019
This uncanny, unnerving fable—adapted from a short by Quarxx, here making his feature debut—centers on Simon, a brooding, guilt-ridden factory worker who cares for his disabled sister while preparing for the arrival of mysterious visitors who just might be the siblings’ salvation.
This uncanny and unnerving fable—adapted from a short by Quarxx, here making his feature directorial debut—takes as its subject the moral, psychological, and practical consequences of lingering guilt and festering familial resentment, and the havoc they wreak on a mind in isolation. The exquisitely restrained story centers on Simon (Jean-Luc Couchard), a brooding, haunted factory worker who cares for his disabled and severely disfigured sister while preparing for the long-awaited arrival of mysterious visitors who just might be the siblings’ salvation.
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