TIN CAN – directed by Seth A Smith – SPOILERS

Fret (Anna Hopkins)
At the start of things we hear a newscaster (voiced by Shelley Thompson) saying: “Since its May discovery, the fungal infection has quickly swept across the Maritime provinces and Quebec. Although no related deaths have been confirmed, researchers are racing to assess the full risks associated with the pathogen. Now, one in twenty-five Canadians is living with the untreatable disease.” Later it is explained that the pathogen is called Coral and, like a slime mould, can live as a single cell or combine to form more complex structures. Its spores are heavy, so it spreads mostly through direct contact, and eventually forms a casing over the entire body. After that, Coral begins to change its host. (We are not told into what.) Continue reading →