Convinced the world has turned against him, a tightly wound father arms himself to protect the family he loves, unaware that his own grip on reality is what's tearing them apart."

SYNOPSIS:

Jeff Ellis is a tightly wound, middle-aged father struggling to maintain stability as his life begins to quietly unravel. Once dependable and respected, Jeff now finds himself increasingly isolated, at work, at home, and in public, his intentions repeatedly misread as something more volatile.

At the office, Jeff's impatience and growing intensity raise concerns among coworkers and management. Meetings blur, conversations shut down, and Jeff senses an unspoken judgment forming around him. At home, his marriage to Anna grows strained as she attempts to shield their children from Jeff's unpredictable emotional state. Jeff believes he is fighting to protect his family, but those closest to him seem to respond not to his words, but to how he makes them feel.

As small confrontations accumulate, on the street, in public spaces, and with authority figures, Jeff becomes acutely aware of how he is being perceived. Strangers create distance. Familiar routines feel charged. Desperate to regain control, Jeff makes a series of impulsive decisions, including legally purchasing a firearm out of state. Though he frames the purchase as self-defense, it only deepens the divide between himself and Anna.

When Anna asks Jeff to leave the house for the night, his sense of rejection hardens into emotional collapse. Alone in a roadside motel, Jeff spirals, attempting to justify his anger, rewrite his narrative, and convince himself he is not the man everyone fears. Haunted by the belief that he is being erased from his own life, Jeff returns home emotionally fractured and unstable.

In a devastating confrontation, Jeff raises the shotgun at Anna, and what happens next shatters everything he thought he understood, about his family, about the days leading up to this moment, and about himself. Every warning, every confrontation, every moment of judgment Jeff has experienced was never what it seemed.

The film builds to a gutting final revelation, one that recontextualizes everything that came before it, and closes on an image that will stay with audiences long after the credits roll.

DEPTH PERCEPTION is a psychological thriller about misjudgment, emotional isolation, and the devastating power of perception.