Movie

Obscura

2025

A grim, methodical descent into obsession and mortality, blending forensic detail with creeping dread.

Overview: A forensic photographer hunts down an artistic serial killer despite facing his own demise.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, death, art, crime
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
art
crime
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Directed by: Houston Sasselli
Written by: Houston Sasselli
Starring: Henry Brown, Bahia Washington, Nick Enea, Zackery Mondin, Alena Mauhs, Yonatan Grossman, Netta Nakash, Louise Bill
Cinematography: Logan Asperin
Country: United States of America