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Saint Maria's Way

'Carolyn' walking alone down a deserted street at night
'Carolyn' alone on a deserted street at night
'Ruth' alone in the underpass
'Nate' outside a deserted church
'Kyle' running to escape the underpass
Rayners Lane Underpass

Synopsis

When a woman disappears in an underpass, her grieving friend investigates. But after she too vanishes, the mystery erupts across social media. As more women disappear from the same location, the internet fractures into competing theories: a hidden serial killer, institutional failure, or something supernatural. Told through CCTV, livestreams, mobile phones and social media, Saint Maria's Way begins as a true crime investigation before mutating into a supernatural found-footage horror. The film explores our cultural obsession with public investigation, surveillance and the spectacle surrounding violence against women, asking whether constant documentation ultimately reveals the truth - or feeds the monster.
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Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
67 min
Format
4K Pro Res
Director
Chris Turner 1st Feature
Producer
Thalia Murray
Editor
Craig Coole
Screenwriter
Chelsea Kania
Composer
Edd Blakeley
Principal cast
Isaura Barbe Brown, Celeste Wong, Mars Sams, Chris Moore, Dixon Weinor, Lydia Cashman, Nadine Campeau
Camera
Maximum Perou
Costume Designer
David Hawkins
Hair & Make Up
Ali Reid / Sienna Fattorusso
Production Managers
Stevie Doran / Rory Langmuir

Genre

Horror

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Bad Dog Films Ltd

Thalia Murray
The Green, Friars Hill, Hastings, TN35 4EP, East Sussex

Sales Company

Bad Dog Films

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