When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.
Director
Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Cast
Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Sarah Adina Smith
Rating
Year
2022
Country
United States
Language
English
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Reviews
- "Their latest fusion of science fiction, character drama, dark comedy, and overwhelming paranoia, SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, feels like their most personal film – and not just because they wear so many hats, directing and writing and producing and editing and starring."
- The Playlist - "Once again, Benson and Moorhead prove that they can produce a stellar, original film with a tiny fraction of the budget of bigger Hollywood filmmakers. The movie landscape is a far better, weird, and beautiful place with them in it."
- Slashfilm - "The bargain Benson and Moorhead make with audiences goes something like this: If we buy in, then we can participate in what often feels more like an elevated form of play than some attempt to compete with slick, studio product."
- Variety
Awards
- Catalonian Int'l Film Festival
Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival
- Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival
- Cinéfest Sudbury Int'l Film Festival
- Lisbon Int'l Horror Film Festival
- Bucheon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival
- Neuchâtel Int'l Fantastic Film Festival
- Charlotte Film Festival
- Fantasy Filmfest
- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
- Imagine Fantastic Film Festival
- Zurich Film Festival
- Fantastic Fest
- and more...