Fear & Trembling

Against a background of abuse within her Evangelical Church community, Kit puts on a stage play adaption of "The Binding of Isaac."

  • Jeremy Ratzlaff
    Director
    By Faith, Denis
  • dustan j. hlady
    Writer
    Nolan: Here Nor There
  • Timothy Lenko
    Writer
  • Jeremy Ratzlaff
    Producer
  • Shelly-Anne Mckay
    Producer
  • Maggie Robertson
    Key Cast
    "Kit"
  • Gabrielle Bird
    Key Cast
    "Sophia"
  • Shawn Koch
    Key Cast
    "Abraham"
  • Bernadette Mullen
    Key Cast
    "Amanda"
  • Michael Barber
    Key Cast
    "Pastor Steven"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED Digital Cinema
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jeremy Ratzlaff

Jeremy Ratzlaff is a self-taught filmmaker & cinematographer based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a strong advocate for Saskatchewan's independent film community.

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Director Statement

Fear & Trembling is the follow-up to a smaller, COVID-era short I completed in 2021. In that film, Kit is a young woman who becomes upset and leaves during an awkward bible study group where sexual purity is discussed. Maggie Robertson (Kit) and I wanted to dig deeper into that character, and quickly imagined that Kit was in a position of creative leadership within her church community, and wondered what her position of leadership would look like while still under the shadow of abuse.

A few cocktail mixes of Soren Kierkegaard and Paul Thomas Anderson later, FEAR & TREMBLING was born.