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Things Unknown

2013 · 80 min

A slow, uneasy found-footage creep through desert night, where static cameras catch what the campers miss and dread builds quietly.

Directed by
Steve Altman
Genres
Science fiction, Horror
Starring
Ethan A. Brosowsky, Brian Groh, Angelique Little
Tagline
Not based on actual events. It is the actual event.
Overview
Three documentary makers, are heading home from Burning Man in their RV and decide to pull off into the desert to camp for the night. Things get creepy. With their 5 RV cams running 24/7, we see everything that happens...even things they don't see.

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Directed by
Steve Altman
Genres
Science fiction, Horror
Starring
Ethan A. Brosowsky, Brian Groh, Angelique Little
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • obsession
    Places
    • wilderness
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • found footage
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    science fiction, horror
    Directed by
    Steve Altman
    Written by
    Steve Altman
    Starring
    Ethan A. Brosowsky, Brian Groh, Angelique Little, Terry Maratos, Craig Carlisle, Sandi Hemmerlein, Paul McKinney, John Rushing
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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