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Optica

2013 · 80 min

A slow, uneasy crawl through cursed woods, pieced together from recovered footage that leaves you unsettled and waiting.

Overview
In the southern tier region of Western New York there is a dense wooded area known as “The Hollows”. Regarded as cursed by the Senecas, the region has been the site of strange lights, inexplicable sounds, countless disappearances, and brutal murders. This documentary includes footage found in “The Hollows” at an abandoned camp site. The individual who filmed these images has never been found.

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How it feels

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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
    • mystery
    • survival
    Places
    • wilderness
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • found footage
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror7
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    David R. Williams
    Written by
    David R. Williams, Chris Gurnett
    Starring
    Chris Phillips, David R. Williams, Mark Lewandowski Jr.
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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