| Eyes in the Dark | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Bjorn Anderson |
| Written by | Bjorn Anderson |
| Produced by | Bjorn Anderson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph Cole |
| Edited by | Robyn Scaringi |
| Music by | S.Y.F.T. |
Production company | Emerald City Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Eyes in the Dark is a 2010 American horror film written and directed by Bjorn Anderson. It is filmed in the "found footage" style. [1]
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The movie follows seven college students as they take a weekend trip to a lodge in the Cascade Mountains. As they film themselves for their video blog, they record some strange occurrences. The students and the lodge's caretaker come across a mysterious cave with unusual markings. They soon become hunted by an unknown creature with glowing red eyes.
The idea for the film came to director Bjorn Anderson in a nightmare. He was influenced by Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project to shoot the movie in a similar first-person point-of-view style. [2] Anderson first pitched the idea of the Eyes in the Dark to producers Joseph Cole and Mike Ash in 2007 while finishing their first film, Warrior's End . Principal photography was done during the summer of 2008, but additional scenes were filmed later. [3]
The film had its world premiere on April 25, 2010 at the Alabama International Film Festival. [4] [5] In 2010, it was also an official selection for Seattle's True Independent Film Festival, Fright Night Film Fest, Local Sightings, and Killer Film Fest. [5] The movie was released on DVD through Amazon.com on March 21, 2011. [6]
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Viewings of the trailer for Eyes in the Dark created curiosity for what the red eyes are. [7] After attending an early, private screening, movie reviewer Jeff Walls said that he "enjoyed the film" and it "was edited together really well." [1] Just before the DVD release, Reviewer Hal C. F. Astell describes the movie as "astounding" in comparison to big budget movies like Avatar . He goes on to say, "it's refreshing to see such a carefully crafted micro-budget film." [8]
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