PREVIEW: Something in the Dirt (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Justin Benson (The Endless), Aaron Moorhead (Resolution), Sarah Adina Smith (film debut), Wanjiru Njendu (film debut), Issa Lopez (film debut), Vinny Curran (Spring), Jeremy Harlin (film debut), Gille Klabin (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Justin Benson (The Endless), director, writer, producer, editor; Aaron Moorhead (Synchronic), director, producer, cinematographer, editor; David Lawson Jr. (Spring), producer; Jimmy LaValle (The Endless), composer; Michael Felker (Synchronic), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

John (Moorhead) and Levi (Benson) are two neighbours who witness what appears to be a supernatural event from their apartment building, and attempt to document it in an attempt to gain fame and fortune. However, as they further explore the mysterious phenomenon and its possible dangers, their friendship begins to fray…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead return to their smaller roots with a captivatingly miniscule sci-fi thriller that plays like a slightly more subdued rendition of Jordan Peele’s Nope.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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