In Absence

A quiet, heavy short that sits with grief and faith, letting silence and small gestures carry the weight.

Directed by

Paul Nevison

Genres

Drama

Starring

Christopher James Baker, Jack LaTorre, Ron Kelly

Overview

Family fault lines are exposed when the sudden death of a beloved wife and mother splinters a close-knit religious family. A quiet son on the threshold between childhood and adolescence, must hold together the fraying threads of his family, before an emotionally charged misunderstanding sees him take the fall as a result of an existential standoff between his father and a silent God.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Grief, faith, family, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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