The most famous of these is a massive, natural stone archway formed by quartzite blocks. It offers a stunning view of the lake below and has been a site of spiritual significance for Indigenous peoples for millennia.
The camera zooms in. The statue is weeping.
To understand , we must first travel to the British Isles during the medieval period. In the architecture of old churches and cathedrals, particularly in Scotland and Northern England, you will occasionally find a peculiar feature: a small, often sealed, north-facing doorway that leads nowhere.
ARCHIVIST This was recovered during the demolition of the St. Joseph’s Convent in 1993. It was bricked inside a basement wall. No one knows who filmed it.
Footsteps approach the camera. A hand picks it up.
MOTHER SUPERIOR Then document. But do not speak to the girls. Their souls are fragile. Their demons are many.
The Mother Superior represents the banality of evil. Her refusal to acknowledge the suffering of the girls, and her insistence on maintaining order over saving lives, provides a human antagonist that is arguably more chilling than the demons lurking in the basement.
