Host may be the first quar-horror feature, and it effectively exploits what's inherently creepy abut Zoom: garbled audio, inexplicable dropouts, those weird fake backgrounds used to disguise where people actually are, and special effect filters that add horns or animal noses to human faces. But horror can be a way to process our worst fears."Ī group of girls hold a virtual séance over Zoom during lockdown in Host, streaming now on Shudder. "We want to respect that this is something real and we don't want to make light of it. "I think there's something to be said for a cathartic experience," Crooker says. (Crooker and Gannon say their parents filmed a fake ending, to reassure the little kids that everything was OK.) Each explored different terrifying aspects of today's world, from conspiracy theories involving 5G towers to the world of two small siblings whose mother has died. The directors made their movies at home, with family serving as cast and crew. "Instead of making bread, we were like, 'what can we do with how we're creative?'"Įveryone involved in Isolation observed strict quarantine, the producers say. "This is where our brains went," Gannon says. Isolation is an anthology nine interconnected shorts by different directors who filmed their movies using only resources immediately available to them. The two produced the film Crooker is also its director. Their upcoming quar-horror, called Isolation, just wrapped principal photography. "That's everything I need to say as far as reaching African Americans, which is the population most vulnerable to this virus," says Brown, who is Black himself.īut escapism is also the point, say Nathan Crooker and James Gannon. Part of what makes Stay At Home so effective - and heartfelt - is the insistent drone of news anchors discussing the mounting carnage. As of this writing, it's racked up nearly 200,000 views on YouTube. Based on the myth of Pandora's Box and the evening news, Stay At Home is elegantly lit and crafted. Brown went to film school, and you can tell.
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