A mysterious stranger, living in the woods with a troubling secret, is interrupted by the arrival of a lost child and a skilled hunter.

Director Statement

Through an enchanting woodsy setting, Please Don't! explores contrasting perspectives when confronting the unknown. Mixing elements of fantasy and horror, the film unearths a struggle between the innocence of children versus the destruction by adults. The world is a blur to children, yet, though they may not understand everything, they wield the potential to approach the unknown with an open mind, where kindness is incredibly possible. Adults, however, wield stubbornness. They may still reject and antagonize the unknown, even though they have a greater ability to understand it. Something seemingly strange may be harmless and something normal may indeed be frightening. This is a film about what happens when we make monsters out of what we don't understand.