Jack, a mysterious loner, is confronted by an unexpected visitor, one who threatens to bring the demons of his past crashing down on his idyllic new life. A twisting-and-turning, neo-western thriller shot on analog super 16mm, POACHED explores tropes, genre, absurdity, and vernacular; and is inspired by anime, video games, Hong Kong cinema, westerns, crime, neo-noir, British gangster films, and psychological thrillers.