The power of words to haunt our imaginations is at the center of Graham Swon’s THE WORLD IS FULL OF SECRETS. The story of young female friendship and the terrors of growing up female in a world haunted by the history of violence against women, the film uses evocative language to deliver horrors without falling into the tropes of the horror film genre. Stunningly photographed monologues provide the framework for the film’s storytelling, and the performances of the young actors drive home the conflict between innocence and the tragedy of what yet may come.

Q&A with director Graham Swon to follow.