Staring at Strangers

After losing his job, a timid carpenter takes refuge in the most unlikely of places—a closet that is shipped to a stranger’s home. Choosing to remain hidden rather than reveal himself, he becomes an invisible presence inside the lives of the house’s occupants, watching their routines, eavesdropping on their conversations, and learning the contours of their private world. The film unfolds as a tense, darkly comic meditation on anonymity and the desperate lengths someone will go to avoid facing change.

As days pass, the line between observer and participant blurs: small acts of intervention chip away at his resolve and expose the fragile boundaries of trust and privacy. Staring at Strangers explores loneliness, identity, and the power dynamics that emerge when one person knows more about another than they could ever imagine. The result is an unsettling portrait of human connection that keeps the viewer on edge as secrets begin to surface.