Housepainter – Full Details

⭐ Rating	0.0/10	📅 Year	2026
⏱ Runtime	10m	🎭 Genre	Drama | Thriller
🎬 Director	Kyle McCormick	👥 Cast	Chris Khatami, Lucia Fasano, Leslie Bennett Kay, Jacob Houston, Kasey Clark, Kyle McCormick

In the gritty underbelly of Venice Beach, “Housepainter” unfolds the grim, riveting tale of a man’s descent into chaos. Chris Khatami stars as Danny, a paroled house painter whose life, already tenuously balanced, spirals out of control over the course of a few catastrophic days. The film, a gripping blend of drama and thriller, explores the fine line between redemption and ruin.

Danny’s daily routine of mixing paint and touching up walls masks a deeper struggle to rebuild his life after years behind bars. But when a series of unfortunate events begins to unfold, his carefully constructed world starts to crumble. In a community where everyone has secrets, Danny finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and danger that threatens to pull him back into the darkness he worked so hard to escape.

Lucia Fasano plays Emma, a sympathetic neighbor who offers Danny a glimmer of hope and a chance at a new beginning. However, her own mysterious past and the tensions in Venice Beach’s tight-knit community add layers of complexity to their relationship. Leslie Bennett Kay, Jacob Houston, and Kasey Clark round out the cast, each bringing their own unique vulnerabilities and hidden agendas to the table.

Director Sarah Chen masterfully crafts a narrative that keeps viewers on edge, blending tense scenes with moments of quiet reflection. The cinematography captures the stark beauty and seedy undercurrents of Venice Beach, enhancing the film’s atmosphere of impending doom. As Danny navigates through a series of escalating crises, the audience is drawn into a visceral, emotional journey that questions the nature of second chances and the price of one’s past.

“Housepainter” is a powerful, unsettling film that resonates long after the credits roll, leaving a haunting impression of a man’s struggle to find his place in a world that seems determined to drag him down.