I Am Zozo

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I am Zozo
Directed byScott Di Lalla
Written byScott Di Lalla
Produced byZack Coffman, Martin Perlberger
StarringDemetrius Sager
CinematographyScott Di Lalla
Edited byZack Coffman
Music byBC Smith
Production
company
One World Studios Ltd.
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Release date
  • 18 February 2012 (2012-02-18)
Running time
85 minutes

I am Zozo, released in the UK as Are you There?, is a 2012 horror thriller film that was directed by Scott Di Lalla. The film first released on 18 February 2012 and was picked up officially in 2013 by Image Entertainment. [1] I am Zozo follows a group of people that run afoul of a demon after using a Ouija board. [2]

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Plot

The film follows five friends that end up attracting a demon to them after they decide to play with a Ouija board on Halloween. [3]

Cast

Director Scott DiLalla with actors Kelly McLaren (left) and Courtney Foxworthy (right) at the I Am ZoZo preview in 2011 Kelly McLaren, Scott DiLalla, Courtney Foxworthy at I Am ZoZo preview.jpg
Director Scott DiLalla with actors Kelly McLaren (left) and Courtney Foxworthy (right) at the I Am ZoZo preview in 2011

Reception

Critical reception for the movie has been mixed, with most reviews either being solidly positive, praising the film's unique look and suspense, or very negative focusing on its lack of story structure or expected horror violence. Christopher Gibson of trulydisturbing.com proclaimed I Am ZoZo "the coolest movie I have ever seen about a Ouija board." [4] horrophilia called the film "a visually stunning arthouse picture." [5] roguecinema.com gave the film a B, calling I Am ZoZo a "good little supernatural thriller" [6] with assignmentx.com finding that "the film has a look that harks back to the ‘70s and early ‘80s, when all kinds of crazy stuff was scaring people in the cinema." [7] themortonreport.com offered a mixed review calling the film both "frustrating" and "a visually interesting film from start to finish." [8] Shock Till You Drop panned the film, saying that while they liked the idea of shooting the entire film on Super 8, there was little else they enjoyed about the feature. [9] JoBlo.com and Bloody Disgusting both gave scathing reviews, [10] with JoBlo.com saying that it "fails on almost every discernible level" and that they did not recommend it. [11]

Awards

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