Hidden in Plain Sight: Surveillance, Domestic Violence and Observance

Although they are very different films, Observance – like fellow Australian title The Babadook – is a film stained by the reality of domestic violence, of how the family home can collapse into spaces of unimaginable terror and violence. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas speaks to director Joseph Sims-Dennett about the themes of surveillance and domestic violence in his film, as well as its specific take on the horror genre.

Additional keywords: Alfred Hitchcock, Vertigo, Hitchcock Blonde.