The Truth Will Out: Written Review

The Truth Will Out

Written Review

Welcome everyone, to MyIndie Review Vlog, sponsored by AngerMan Distribution! I am Asaf Angel from MyIndie Productions. In today’s episode, I’ll be tackling the brand new 2020-release horror feature from Trash Arts films; The Truth Will Out, co-written and co-directed by Jessica Hunt and MyIndie featured artist Sam Mason Bell.

This is the fourth project of Sam‘s we review on the show, after having reviewed THREE seasons of The Making Of comedy web series and horror features Industrial Animals and Lonely Hearts, the latter also co-written and co-directed by Jessica and Sam.

Thank you, Sam and Jessica for sharing yet another project with us

A documentary film crew of a show called Hard Streets UK, revolving around exploring eccentric families from different backgrounds across the UK, embark on yet another endeavour to visit one such family.

The team, comprised of camera-man Stanley, sound-man Darren and narcissist host Thomas Laboss, portrayed by Sam Mason Bell, Jackson Batchelor and the magnificently creepy Kevin Cordell, arrive at the home of Diana and her daughters, Kate and Phoebe, played by Suki Jones, Jessica Hunt and Kayla Charlton respectively.

The ladies of the house are said to belong to a coven of witches and have roots in an uncharted country with its own particular culture. Thomas and his crew become house guests for the duration of their scheduled interviews with the women, as they aim to gather information on their history and culture for the show.

Reluctant at first, Diana complies and shares her culture and beliefs with the ever inquisitive Thomas, as do Kate and the introverted Phoebe.

Things slowly begin to worsen when Thomas boldly reveals a… let’s call it “questionable” side of himself, as from that point on, the whole trajectory of the plot shifts.

Jessica and Sam entered the realm of the supernatural with this film, as well developed characters, most of which have secrets which make them more well-rounded and intriguing, as well as adding to the progression of the plot.

The film offers a disturbing vibe which in my mind manages to creep deeper than what we see on the surface. I think it is because of some disposition I, and some viewers, might have towards the theme of Witchcraft. It serves its purpose for horror rather well.

The only issue I had with the film had to do with somewhat problematic liberties with regard to improvisation or what felt to be loosely scripted dialogue, causing some scenes to feel a bit less efficient than one would have hoped. Though each scene-layout did feel to be carefully created to serve the progression of the plot, as well as let us get to know the characters better. I felt some scenes could have been better refined with slightly tighter dialogue.

Having said that, made as a found-footage style horror, The Truth Will Out is executed in an extremely inspiring minimalistic fashion, much like some of Sam‘s other projects which we’ve seen up to this point. Production value was fairly high, considering the low means I imagine it was made for. It is apparent that a lot of attention went into lighting, set design, wardrobe and makeup. Performances were overall decent, and all in all the film is yet another impressive feature-length feat from Sam, Jessica and the rest of the Trash Arts crew.

The Truth Will Out scores a 7/10 on the Look at Me, I’m a Film Critic scale!
Stay tuned for further updates regarding the film’s availability, though a 2020 release via Darkside Releasing has been scheduled.

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