HUGO ANDRÉ’S BLIND INNOCENCE (22‑MINUTE SHORT FILM) STREAMING FREE ON TUBI
The acclaimed period drama BLIND INNOCENCE, written, directed, and edited by Hugo André, is streaming FREE on Tubi, bringing the atmospheric 22‑minute short film to an international audience.
Set in the 1800s countryside, Blind Innocence follows a young girl raised in deep isolation by her father. What begins as a quiet, rural existence slowly reveals a darker emotional undercurrent, as the film explores fear, protection, and the fragile boundaries between love and control. With its intimate scale and stark visual language, the film has earned attention for its restraint, mood, and psychological tension.
In reflecting on the film’s origins, André explains:
“There are stories you write, and then there are stories that insist on being told. Blind Innocence was the latter — a film born from the quiet corners of family life, where love and fear often share the same room. I wanted to explore what happens when the instinct to protect becomes the very thing that traps us, and how the people we hold closest can become both our refuge and our undoing.”
— Hugo André
ABOUT THE FILM
Runtime: 22 minutes
Format: Short Film
Setting: 1800s rural countryside
Blind Innocence is a tightly focused psychological drama that uses minimalism to maximum effect — a small cast, a remote setting, and a story that unfolds with quiet, unsettling precision.
CRITICAL PRAISE
The film has earned strong notices from critics, including a detailed review from Film Threat, which highlighted both the film’s craft and its performances:
Film Threat wrote that Blind Innocence “takes a bit of a page out of The Twilight Zone and the popular sci‑fi horrors of today.”
Critic Alan Ng praised the film’s period authenticity, noting that André “beautifully takes us back to a time when life was simple, the land provided for your every need, and the family bonds were firm.”
The review singled out the young lead, calling Lucy Murray‑Watson “incredible as the ten‑year‑old Mary.”
Film Threat also emphasized the film’s thematic depth, writing that it “plays with that ever‑moving line of parenting between being over‑protective for our child’s safety and giving them enough freedom to mature into adulthood.”
CAST & CREW
Cast
- Lucy Murray‑Watson — Mary
- Stuart Wolfe‑Murray — The Father
Crew
- Writer/Director/Editor: Hugo André
- Producers: Hugo André, Lucas A. Ferrara, Adele Marie, Will Masheter (Associate Producer)
- Cinematography: Dylan Vivian
NOW STREAMING FREE ON TUBI
Audiences can now watch Blind Innocence free of charge on Tubi, expanding the reach of André’s work and giving new viewers access to one of his most intimate and haunting films.