Honestly, if you haven't seen the brilliant documentary "American Movie," don't bother with this film. While there are a few neat shots, far more are marred by poor lighting. The story not only doesn't make sense, but isn't very involving either. The acting is atrocious (with a possible exception to Mark himself, who is quite believable as an angry drunk who has difficulty finishing a project...but I digress). It was great that they included the film on the American Movie DVD but "Coven" itself isn't worth watching otherwise. On a positive note, there have been much worse films and at least this one didn't use millions of dollars.