Joseph Sims-Dennett’s psychological thriller, Observance, made its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival last year. As it wound its way through the festival circuit, the film drew notable comparisons to the works of David Cronenberg, Roman Polanski, and even Hitchcock–that sounds like precisely the type of influences you’d want in a psychological thriller.  The trailer below seems to only scratch the surface of what looks to be one intense, claustrophobic journey into madness.  What’s with all the black goo?

Artsploitation Films is bringing Observance to DVD and Blu-ray on August 2, 2016.  It will also be available on VOD exclusively via Vimeo on August 2nd before rolling out to most major VOD outlets on October 11, 2016.

Plot Synopsis
Atmospherically creepy and visually unnerving, Joseph Sims-Dennett’s startling feature film debut follows Parker, a young man in the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. His assignment it to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, and as her watches bizarre happenings surrounding her, he slowly becomes aware that the derelict building he is in has a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him. A frightening horror tale of a man spiraling into madness.

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