Discussion: Haunting Memories in Aftersun and Falcon Lake

As the mood for eerie films settles in, this discussion will explore the quietly haunting atmosphere of Aftersun by Charlotte Wells and Falcon Lake by Charlotte Le Bon. Both films tap into an eerie, lingering mood where the fading summer becomes steeped in subtle dread.

Aftersun by Charlotte Wells (UK, 2022): Framing a sun-drenched Turkish holiday through the lens of a handheld camcorder, the film explores 11-year-old Sophie’s memories of her young father, Calum, on the eve of his 31st birthday. Decades later, an adult Sophie rewatches the footage, piecing together the private melancholy behind her father's loving facade. Aftersun is a masterclass in quiet eeriness where simple, ordinary moments carry an ominous undercurrent, leaving the audience to confront the ghosts of what is left unsaid. - Available on BBC iPlayer, Netflix, and Mubi.

Falcon Lake by Charlotte Le Bon (Canada, 2022): Bastien and Chloé spend the summer holiday with their families at a lake cabin in Quebec that is haunted by a ghost story of a drowned boy. As local legends hover over the water, the boundary between adolescent discovery and an uncanny foreboding begins to blur. Le Bon delivers a brooding, understated film that uses eerie soundscapes and dark undertones to capture the fragile vulnerability of growing up. - Can be rented on YouTube and Prime Video.

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