“What Josiah Saw” is an odd duck, a movie that jumps genres but maintains a throughline of unsettling intensity before tying them all back together
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What Josiah Saw is announced to screen at the 2021 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival on September 24th |
“The soul of this land is captured in Robert Pycior’s strident, string-heavy score, which intermittently becomes overwhelming. In Eli’s chapter it becomes something more bluesy, even playful when tempered by other traditions. In Mary’s it is more modest, subdued, better suited to the dinner parties she can’t quite endure. Back on the farm it swells, unleashed. It is too much; everything is too much, and that’s entirely appropriate.”
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“What’s immediately noticeable about What Josiah Saw is Carlos Ritter’s picturesque cinematography. Then, it’s met in contrast by Robert Pycior’s haunting score, seemingly suggesting that despite the beauty of this land, there is evil buried deep beneath its soil...”
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"The more traditional horror beats for What Josiah Saw are expressed via Robert Pycior’s string-heavy score. Pycior going is strong and loud, making the instruments literally scream as they grab onto the heart and give it a good squeeze"
Rochester City Newspaper
