"For a film about isolation, one that mostly hinges on Kiri putting on a sort of one-woman show, it was a fitting setting. But for a film that also delights in the smallest of movements and the loudest of noises, it was a little risky. I was freaked out! I kept expecting someone to jump out at me!"
"Tuason's film, which is based on some of his own experiences and was shot in the very house where they occurred, follows podcaster Evy as she navigates a particularly fraught time in her life. While she spends her evenings recording her occult-centric podcast with her longtime friend Justin in the dining room, in an upstairs bedroom, her beloved mother is slowly dying."
"As the duo attempt to untangle their meaning - they hinge on a couple, Jessa and Mike, who are dealing with a pregnancy gone awry and a slow slip into madness - Evy seems to fall under the thrall of whatever it was that haunted their subjects."
Undertone follows Evy, a podcaster who records an occult-focused show with her friend Justin in her dining room while her mother dies upstairs. When Justin shares mysterious recordings sent to their podcast featuring a couple experiencing a pregnancy tragedy and descent into madness, Evy becomes increasingly drawn into their supernatural haunting. Filmmaker Ian Tuason based the film on personal experiences and shot it in the actual house where these events occurred. The film creates tension through minimal movements and amplified sounds, making it particularly effective as an intimate viewing experience. It premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival before being acquired by A24.
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