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The Vast of Night

2019 · 91 min

A slow-burning, atmospheric night of discovery, filled with crackling radio static and a creeping sense of wonder and dread.

Directed by: Andrew Patterson
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Bruce Davis

Tagline: There's something in the sky.
Overview: At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

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Directed by: Andrew Patterson
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Bruce Davis

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
isolation
conspiracy
technology
fate
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, mystery, science fiction, thriller
Directed by: Andrew Patterson
Written by: Craig W. Sanger, Andrew Patterson
Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Bruce Davis, Gail Cronauer, Cheyenne Barton, Mark Banik, Gregory Peyton, Adam Dietrich
Music: Erick Alexander, Jared Bulmer
Cinematography: M.I. Littin-Menz
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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