I Blame Society was released in April of last year, at a time when cinemas in the UK were open, but many people felt uncomfortable attending them. It also, due to, I imagine, budgetary constraints did not get a particularly large theatrical release here.

On top of all of this it is not, and as far as I am aware has not at any point, been included on a streaming service. So in order to watch it you would have to buy or, as I did, rent it from one of the many providers available.

All of this combined has led to I Blame Society flying somewhat under the radar and, as a result, has not been seen by as many people as it deserves.

Directed by Gillian Wallace Horvat, who also wrote alongside Chase Williamson, and stars in the lead role as a fictionalised version of herself, I Blame Society follows a frustrated filmmaker, who is blocked at every turn by men telling her that her work is to political, or that she is incapable of writing strong female leads.

She is told that she needs to be bold, but not too bold. She is to only be bold in the way she is expected to be by the men that run the industry.

She is told by these gatekeepers that her ideas are great, and that they are excited to work with her because of them.

But actually her ideas might be a bit too bold for them, and they really only want her to work on their ideas, that they’re not talented enough to realise.

Due to this repeated rejection she decides to resurrect an old project. One inspired by a “compliment” that she was paid by some friends. That she would make a good murderer.

She decides to make a film about how good murderer she would be, and how she would commit the perfect murder. And she achieves this by… well… starting to murder people.

Wallace Horvat should be commended for making the decision to play this role herself, as she is effectively playing herself. The character shares her name, her job and her friends. The film is also shot in the style of a documentary which just ramps up the realness of it further. So it is a brave decision to take the role on, turning yourself into the murderer.

I have seen I Blame Society described in a number of way. Dark Comedy, thriller, horror - and while it isn’t scary, it is certainly horrifying in places - and it is a mark of how well made the film is that these differences in tone never feel jarring, and it is happy to flit between them moment to moment. For example, there is a moment where Gillian realises that she is unable to kill someone in the way she wanted to. The way she flings her arms in the air in exasperation is genuinely laugh out loud funny. The brutality of his death mere seconds later, however, is one of the most disturbing scenes in the film. But it feels natural. It make sense that this character has both of those aspect of her personality so close to the surface.

How much you will enjoy I Blame Society will, I think, depend on how much you are willing to go along with Gillian (the real one) and Gillian (the fictionalised one). If you accept the premise, and allow them to take you along for a ride you will, I am sure, be thoroughly entertained.