Imagine Film Festival: Recluse

A horror film about family secrets and obsession

Recluse is the feature film debut of screenwriter and director Henry Chaisson. The film follows sound engineer Joan (played by Sasha Frolova), who returns to her remote childhood home in New England. What begins as a caretaking task for her father slowly grows into a confrontation with a dark family history full of occultism and intergenerational trauma.

Sound as a narrative element

A striking element in Recluse is the use of sound. Joan is a sound engineer and becomes fascinated by mysterious recordings she finds in the house. The sound design plays a central role in this: it heightens the tension and draws you deeper into the story. The threat builds slowly, without cheap jump scares.

Imagine Film Festival at Lab111 Amsterdam

Recluse is screening during the Imagine Film Festival, the annual festival in Amsterdam for fantasy, horror and science fiction. The screening takes place at Lab111, a cinema in Amsterdam-West with a varied programme of arthouse and genre film. Are you interested in the film? You can book tickets via the link on this page.