The Deeper You Dig (2019)

A terrible accident haunts the man who caused it and blurs the line between the living and the dead.

This is why I love indie films. No major studio busting the cast’s and crew’s balls… only the director’s creative decisions… narrative that doesn’t have to abide by conventional rules… You know what I mean? If not, watch The Deeper You Dig, and you’ll find out.

The tight script, shot, and editing in an experimental American style will get your attention from the opening shot. The music and the sound departments get credits aplenty for truly understanding the writers’ and directors’ vision and creating an eerie and, at the same time, awkward atmosphere. For that awkwardness though and the weird dissonance there are two more people responsible: the two leading actors, John Adams and Toby Poser, who guess what? They are also the writers, directors, producers, editors, and composers. To top it up, they are also husband and wife in real life, and the daughter in the film, Zelda Adams, is their daughter. A family affair indeed. You wouldn’t believe what their production company is called… Adams Family!

Kudos to all three of them; they’ve done a brilliant job in every department. I wouldn’t call it a horror, but definitely an interesting thriller. I will admit that past the… deep supernatural information (no spoilers), the convolution got me to scratch my beard more than once, and the ending is nothing like I expected. This merely means that it’s a good or a bad thing, but that’s how the creators envisaged it; that’s how they executed it, and I take it as it comes. Extra kudos to the photography and editing. That means the quirks with the foibles. I hope you do the same.

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