BLACK NOISE

Synopsis

BLACK NOISE is a tale of those two uneasy bedfellows; Justice & Revenge.

Most families have secrets. Some families have lies. And some families have blood on their hands.

In amongst the wind-swept desolate marshes and dense forest sits Ithaca, cloaked in mist post rainfall; a storm is coming. Once a palatial estate turned children’s home, now a high-end hotel, much like its former owners, Ithaca rots from the inside out. Though its exterior is luxurious, its rooms well appointed, and the restaurant’s menu composed of delicious, hand-foraged, wild produce, the twisted secrets of Ithaca’s past form an indelible stain that cannot be exorcised.

Into this eerie world steps Leda, a ghost-writer tasked with penning the memoirs of the estate’s previous owner: Jove Livingston who has passed away. A memorial event to celebrate Jove’s life is being held, an event that will be celebrated by a lavish dinner. Leda will discover the deep and terrible secrets of Ithaca. A story of depravity and revenge, BLACK NOISE will have a rich and atmospheric visual style with an almost fetishistic detail around the food, nature and wardrobe.

Referencing the films of Dario Argento, Polanski’s “Rosemary Baby”, the Quay Brothers “Institute Benjamenta”, Peter Greenaway’s “The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover” and Corman’s “The Masque of The Red Death”. Downtown Abbey on acid. A haunting and deeply unsettling tale. A fractured narrative which slowly reveals itself as a cinematic fever dream.