In a remote mountain studio surrounded by dense woods, a reclusive sculptor works obsessively on his magnum opus—a massive stone figure that seems almost alive. He is a man of ritual and precision, sculpting only at night and shutting out the world completely. Any disturbance to his process is not merely an inconvenience; it’s an intrusion that stirs something dark within him.
When a neighbor, drawn by rumors of the sculptor’s genius, the quiet studio turns into a stage of mounting tension. As the night deepens, the journalist begins to suspect that the masterpiece might hide a terrifying secret—and that the sculptor will do anything to protect it.
“Sculptor” is a tightly wound psychological thriller about obsession, isolation, and the razor-thin line between creation and destruction. Set almost entirely inside the sculptor’s dimly lit workshop, the film unfolds like a slow burn, building dread through sound, shadow, and the relentless rhythm of hammer and chisel until the final, shocking strike.
by Angevan Caso (USA)
Cal Film Festival 