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Ian Tuason's directorial debut uses immersive sound design and a one-woman show format to explore a young woman’s descent into psychological horror amid caregiving and mysterious tapes.
- Ian Tuason's directorial debut centers on Nina Kiri headlining as Evy in a one-woman piece set in her childhood home while caring for her dying mother, Michèle Duquet.
- Isolation drives the story, as Evy's only escape is into noise-canceling headphones and calls with longtime friend Justin provide her lifeline while her life unravels.
- The Undertone podcast pits Evy's skepticism against Justin's belief, as his nighttime clips and anonymous submissions escalate from Jessa sleep-talking to apparent possession and a baby in danger.
- The recordings burrow into Evy's mind, destabilizing her as her nearly catatonic mother becomes part of the horror, while Tuason's sound design and camera work create a suspenseful slow burn.
- Tuason places sound at the center of the film, emphasizing it as a storytelling engine while avoiding cheap jump scares and weaponizing unmotivated camera movements to sustain dread.
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'Undertone' Review: An unsettling horror film that's meant to be heard
A24's "Undertone" leans into the use of sound for an brilliantly unsettling and well-crafted film starring Nina Kiri and Adam DiMarco with Ian Tuason making his feature debut as writer/director.
Ian Tuason haunted his own home when making his new film
Canadian writer and director Ian Tuason’s debut feature film is Undertone. The horror movie follows a podcaster who gets sent a series of disturbing audio files that invite paranormal activity into her own life. Ian Tuason joins Q guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about the real life events that inspired the film, shooting the film on a microbudget in his family home and the multi-studio bidding war the film sparked before landing at A24.
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