What the Tide Dragged In

2/10/2026

Screened at Black Sunday Film Festival 30th January 2026. What The Tide Dragged In follows two sisters, who visit a beach after their mother’s funeral, only for one of them to begin to act strangely after she is nearly swept away by a current. This is a wonderful feature that stands out on a sea of gore-soaked horror films. Instead, writer/director Patricio Valladares opts for a slow burn, psychological affair. The haunting tone of this film is set early, as the sisters, Clara (María Jesús Marcone), and Martina (Luna Martinez), visit the grave of their grandfather. Huddling their mother’s ashes, they take a photo to remember the bond they once had, before travelling to the coast where the ashes would be scattered. You can tell from the outset the bond between these siblings runs d