Back in my previous life, I acquired and distributed The Outwaters, Robbie Banfitch‘s relentless found footage nightmare that felt like […]
Back in my previous life, I acquired and distributed The Outwaters, Robbie Banfitch‘s relentless found footage nightmare that felt like The Blair Witch Project filtered through a panic attack. It was an absolute assault on the senses, driven by erratic filmmaking, incredible sound design, and a style that arrived just before liminal horror really took off.
Now, Banfitch is back.
The first trailer for Tinsman Road has arrived, and the filmmaker appears to be trading cosmic terror for something even more personal (read our review). While the dread remains, this latest nightmare centers on grief, family, and the horrors that linger beneath the surface.
According to the official synopsis:
Beneath a canopy of twisting vines and skeletal branches, deep within the backwoods of a decaying town, Robbie Lyle searches for his long-missing sister. Sorrow hangs like a veil over the family home, where his mother clings desperately to signals from the beyond. Armed only with his MiniDV camera and intense curiosity, he embarks on a voyage into the pounding heart of human darkness.
Like its predecessor, Tinsman Road is a deeply personal project for Banfitch, who once again wrote, directed, shot, edited, and stars in the film. He appears alongside his real-life mother, Leslie Ann Banfitch, with Salem Belladonna rounding out the cast.
Unlike many found footage films that prioritize scares over characterization, Tinsman Road has earned praise on the festival circuit for taking the opposite approach. The film builds an emotional connection with its characters before pulling the rug out from underneath them, using grief as the foundation for its horror. The film received a Jury Award Honorable Mention at the Calgary Underground Film Festival.
