| Salient Minus Ten | |
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| Directed by | Emma Dark |
| Written by | Emma Dark |
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| Cinematography | Philip Bloom |
| Edited by | Emma Dark |
| Music by | Eric Elick |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Salient Minus Ten is a 2017 science fiction short film written and directed by Emma Dark.
The plot of Salient Minus Ten focuses on Adam Harper, who unexpectedly finds himself thrust into a brutal game of life and death. [1]
Salient Minus Ten was funded via the crowdfunding website Indiegogo, where it raised 109% of its goal. [2] Alan Austen, who stopped acting in 2005, was asked by Dark to audition for the lead role in the film after meeting her at the Dale-Con Sci-fi Convention, [3] and later found that he was successful in securing the role. [4] Several shots were filmed at the Barbican Estate in the City of London. Several crew members from Dark's previous film, Seize the Night, returned to work on Salient Minus Ten. [5]
The first trailer was released on August 31, 2017, [6] and the film premiered at the 2017 British Horror Film Festival. [7] It had its Canadian premiere at the Little Terrors Short Film Festival on April 23, 2018. [8]
Salient Minus Ten won the award for Best Director at the Starburst Fantasy Awards 2018. [9]
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