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American Legends

60 min

A creeping, uneasy faux-documentary that buries you in grainy footage and folkloric dread, leaving you unsettled long after it ends.

Directed by: Derek Hutchins
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jade Gottfredson, Eliyah Ghaeini, Casey William Walker

Overview: Several years ago two members of a Utah film crew vanished while making a media project called "American Legends." Now, the show's producer shares their footage and tells their story as a documentary crew attempts to learn what really happened.

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Directed by: Derek Hutchins
Genres: Horror
Starring: Jade Gottfredson, Eliyah Ghaeini, Casey William Walker

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
isolation
obsession
fate
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Derek Hutchins
Written by: Derek Hutchins
Starring: Jade Gottfredson, Eliyah Ghaeini, Casey William Walker, Derek Hutchins, Shannon Hutchins, Ricky Williamson, Olivia Child, Elizabeth Golden
Cinematography: Casey William Walker, Dallin Call
Runtime: 60 min

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