The actor admits he was nervous about his first death scene, which had him lying moribund on a shelf in a real morgue. “The smell was unbelievable, its the first thing that hits you when you come near the morgue itself,” Bennett says. Despite the potency of the odour, he says his surroundings inspired a sort of eery calm.

“I found it oddly peaceful to be in there with a lot of death,” Benett says. “It wasn’t scary in any way - it was very very cold and stinky but also it really put life into perspective.”

Homecoming is going to screen at this year’s Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto, as part of the Father’s Day selection, on June 12 (9:15 pm, Cumberland Cinema 4) and on Father’s Day itself (June 15 at 4 pm, also at Cumberland Cinema 4). The festival itself runs June 10-15.

Interview: Felix King goes six feet under

(Hat-tip to Christopher for sending me the link.)