Explaining the Title of the Film

The title of our film is called 'Ascendancy' which was decided through brainstorming ideas around authority, power and being controlled by another group or being. Ascendancy is by definition the occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. As a group we decided on this name due to the idea of cults that it connotes, we want to give the idea of a greater being  or group controlling a vulnerable person. Also the sibilance of the word creates a harsh and prominent sound when spoken out loud to foreshadow the dark story of the film. This may lead the audience to respond to the name in an unnerving yet intrigued reaction because of the mysterious and sinister connotations surrounded by the word and the sound of the pronunciation. 

This post was  written by Anna Dunbar.