At the heart of the film is a simple but powerful premise: A man glimpses a mysterious black dog moving through the long grass and sets out across the Sussex countryside to find it — driven by a question only the creature can answer. It’s a story rooted in Sussex folklore, where the black dog (sometimes called Padfoot) is said to appear as an omen or a guide. But the film uses this legend in a more intimate way, turning it into a symbol of: grief memory unanswered questions the things we chase because we can’t let them go It’s…