Found footage film Tinsman Road is now available to rent throughout the month of July, available exclusively at Letterboxd Video Store on its Unreleased Gem shelf. 

Tinsman Road is the latest from The Outwaters filmmaker Robbie Banfitch and will be available only from July 1 to July 31 (UTC).

Letterboxd Video Store’s Unreleased Gems are dedicated to “recent discoveries yet to begin their distribution journey, to hidden gems that slipped through the cracks, these standout films have been out of reach for most Letterboxd members—until now.“

Shot entirely on gritty 4:3 Mini-DV in the backwoods of New Jersey, Tinsman Road takes the audience on an emotionally winding voyage into the wilderness of death and sorrow. The story centers on a young man as he navigates the serpentine mystery surrounding his long-missing sister and their family home.

In addition to serving as writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and producer, Banfitch stars alongside his real-life mother, Leslie Ann Banfitch.

Salem Belladonna, Heather Middleton, Nancy Bujnowski, Keith Bixby, Margaret Bixby, Noelle Faccone, David Fekety, Eric Faccone, and Raven McFarland round out the cast.

Tinsman Road has been playing the festival circuit and is still seeking distribution. Letterboxd notes that Banfitch’s follow-up film is a much more emotional, tender story than his debut.

Our own Daniel Kurland wrote in his Brooklyn Horror Film Festival review, “Tinsman Road sticks the landing and accomplishes what it seeks out to do. It just might not be enough for the majority of its audience. Robbie Banfitch creates a film that’s considerably more tender and delicate than his past works.“

Sorrow is Terror, the film’s tagline reads, after all.

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