New York Times Critic's Pick "Spellbinding...haunting and remarkably courageous."-- TL of Full Frame "Extraordinary in its synthesis of rage and compassion. "--Lucy Lippard "A poignant story of violation and the pursuit of redemption...." --Lester Gray "A well-shot, finelooking, disturbing narrative film." --The New Haven Advocate

Employing home movies, photographs and her artwork, the narrator comes to grips with the physical, sexual and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of her religion-fixated father while growing up in rural Australia. The film documents her running away, her incarceration in a Magdalene Laundry, her world travels and her return home to confront her past at her father's deathbed.

Assembled from old 8 mm family films, and vintage photography by the film maker, and photographers George Auzans, Roger Ricco, Tokya Dammond, Henry Hagerty, Ginger Chih, Bahman Karimnia and Michael Belenky. Written, directed and narrated by Rachael Romero.
Music by Charles Gross.

The film In the Shadow of Eden is available from Docurama.com on the short film compilation: Full Frame Vol 4 DVD