Project Detail

Dread

Synopsis

Stephen and Cheryl are college students making a documentary about what people dread in life. But they have no idea that their partner Quaid, witnessed his parents being murdered by an axe-wielding lunatic and wants to make others experience his own personal horror.

The three set out to document people revealing their life's most terrifying moments. But Quaid quickly grows bored with mere interviews and decides to take the study to a much more visceral level, causing all three to become vulnerable as they reveal their fears in front of the camera. Just as Stephen and Cheryl realize they have partnered with a madman, they also find themselves subjects of the hideous experiment they brought to life learning more about fear and dread than any human mind can stand.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 mins
Format
4K Digital
Director
Anthony DiBlasi
Producer
Karl Richards, Peter Bevan, Jeremy Burdek, Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski, Richard Reiner, Micky MacPherson
Co-Producer
Karl Richards, Peter Bevan, Jeremy Burdek, Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski, Richard Reiner, Micky MacPherson
Editor
Celia Haining
Screenwriter
Anthony DiBlasi
Director of Photography
Sam McCurdy
Production Designer
Chris Lowe
Sound
Glen Freemantle
Composer
Theo Green
Principal cast
Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Hanne Steen, Laura Donnelly

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Matador Pictures

159 Wardour Street
London W1F 8WH
UK

T +44 (0)207 734 4544

Sales Company

Essential Entertainment

9000 Sunset Boulevard
Suite 600
Los Angeles
CA, 90069
USA

T +001 (310) 550 9100

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