#david-cronenberg

#david-cronenberg

In the early '70s, David Cronenberg had a handful of short films and two tiny indie features - Stereo (1969) and Crimes of the Future (1970) - under his belt when he realized it was time to take the next step towards becoming a professional filmmaker. Stereo and Crimes were avant-garde experiments, shot for under $20,000 apiece and with Cronenberg doing virtually everything except acting.

In David Cronenberg's new film, widower Karsh Relikh invites Myrna to a restaurant that doubles as a showroom for his graveyard business, showcasing burial shrouds equipped with livestreaming cameras.

Karsh, a funerary-tech entrepreneur, grapples with bizarre discoveries in his wife’s grave, raising unsettling questions about technology, mortality, and unseen conspiracies.

Watkins criticized the Canadian film industry for lacking identity and urged filmmakers to break away from American commercialization. He called for tougher, more authentic voices.

In "The Shrouds," the profound blend of humor and sadness in a blind-date scenario reveals dark realities about love, loss, and technology-mediated grief.