A troubled horror filmmaker retreats to rural upstate New York in search of solitude and inspiration, only to encounter Clara, an enigmatic zealot whose life is structured around sacred rituals devoted to the light.

As he is drawn deeper into her world, their relationship becomes a shifting struggle over power, belief and submission. Clara’s rituals grow increasingly physical and extreme, until spiritual devotion begins to demand the surrender of both mind and flesh. What begins as fascination gradually becomes something more intimate, coercive and transformative.

Visceral, sensual and hallucinatory, Blood Shine moves between religious obsession, folk horror and bodily transgression, building toward a feverish confrontation with the seductive and terrifying possibilities of surrender.

Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks are an award-winning filmmaking duo whose work blends psychological horror, intimate character drama and striking visual storytelling. Their debut feature, Alone With You, premiered at Fantastic Fest and went on to screen internationally, with Bennett receiving a FANGORIA Chainsaw Award in 2023.

Together they write and direct, with Brooks also working as a cinematographer and Bennett as an actor and screenwriter. Their films have screened at major genre festivals including Sitges, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, FrightFest, BIFAN and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Their second feature, Blood Shine, continues their exploration of obsession, isolation and the darker edges of human belief through a blend of folk, psychological and body horror.