A dead male body is lying in a puddle of blood on the floor of Leigh Tiller's garage. Although the accidental death was a result of self-defence, the shock drives Leigh to get rid of the body. Before the corpse sinks all the way to the bottom of a lake, conscience starts to gnaw on her. The man had a son and a partner who are looking for him already. How to hide the incident from her teenage son and her policeman father, and avoid consequences? This criminal drama about guilt and conscience premiered at Fantasia festival in Montréal.

Matthew Pope

The screenwriter, director, founder of production company ‘Modest’ and author of short films became successful with The Line Starts Here (2005), a short film screened in over twenty thousand American cinemas. Blood on Her Name is his feature debut.