Silhouettes is a surrealist horror film written by Quentin Smith and directed by Sarah Brill. The film explores the loss of innocence, corruption of youth, and identity behind the backdrop of a horrifying new presence in the neighborhood. Silhouettes' runtime is 14 minutes.
Silhouettes is a surrealist horror film written by Quentin Smith and directed by Sarah Brill. The film explores the loss of innocence, corruption of youth, and identity behind the backdrop of a horrifying new presence in the neighborhood. Silhouettes' runtime is 14 minutes.
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Mission Statement
Silhouettes explores the challenging relationships between younger and older generations and the battle of ever-changing ideology. Our director, Sarah Brill, is a Jewish female director who specializes in creating feminist films. In addition, our crew is comprised of student filmmakers.About The Project
SILHOUETTES is the fourth short film directed by Sarah Brill. Silhouettes tells the story of Emily, a kind and compassionate young girl who seeks to befriend her new neighbor Jack, a reserved boy with a dark past. As Emily grows closer to Jack, she begins to unearth something evil within him.
SILHOUETTES deals with the loss of innocence through older generations instilling poisonous ideas into children, and how this goes on to affect them throughout life. From sexism and racism to religious fanaticism, and homophobia, children are easily corrupted and manipulated by the environments they are raised in.
Director Sarah Brill draws inspiration from many of the staple female horror/thriller directors in the industry. From the dreary atmosphere and stunning visuals in Jennifer Kent's "The Babadook" to the dark, socially driven humor of Julia Durcournau's "Raw," to the gripping psychological horror in Lynne Ramsy's, "We Need To Talk About Kevin." Sarah hopes to make her mark on the industry someday as an up in coming female horror director. SILHOUETTES will be the first of many horror films that Sarah plans to direct.
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
Directed by Sarah BrillSILHOUETTES began with hearing a strikingly unique pitch from Quintin Smith. I was drawn to how peculiar yet incessantly creepy it sounded. Immediately I knew I wanted to work on this, and swiftly accepted his offer for me to direct this project. Horror has always been a genre that has enthralled me and that I felt that the unique stories, often able to say things that no other genre could say, have emerged from. For some reason still, there was hesitation for me to dip my toes into horror, I felt that it was the genre that often presented the most challenges and often fell into problematic cliches. Until I started digging deeper into my own work and the work of my greatest influencers did I realize that horror could be infused in so many unexpected things, and left me with so many questions, constantly influencing the way I thought about stories. Additionally, in the past few years, I have felt that there has been a sort of "reemergence" of horror, specifically in the indie market with the majority of these films dealing with the psychological and social elements of horror. Films like "The Babadook," "Raw" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin," further proved this to me and these talented female filmmakers have been my greatest inspiration moving forward.
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In order to bring our director's vision to life, SILHOUETTES has a detailed budgetary plan. In order to make this production as well-marketed and intriguing as possible, we need your help!
Incentives
$5
Shoutout on Twitter
With your contribution, the Silhouettes' Twitter will give you a personal shoutout, tailor-made just for you!
$10
Name in the Credits
With your contribution, you not only get a Twitter shoutout but will also appear in the final film's credits! Trust us, it's awesome to have your name in a film.
$30
Special Link to the Film
With your contribution, you'll not only recieve all previous incentives, but we'll even send you a special link to the finished film so you can enjoy Silhouettes from the comfort of your own home, anytime you want!
$250
Executive Producer Credit
With this special incentive, you're provided with all other incentives as well as an Executive Producer credit in the final film which includes a credit on IMDb!
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$5
Shoutout on Twitter
With your contribution, the Silhouettes' Twitter will give you a personal shoutout, tailor-made just for you!
$10
Name in the Credits
With your contribution, you not only get a Twitter shoutout but will also appear in the final film's credits! Trust us, it's awesome to have your name in a film.
$30
Special Link to the Film
With your contribution, you'll not only recieve all previous incentives, but we'll even send you a special link to the finished film so you can enjoy Silhouettes from the comfort of your own home, anytime you want!
$250
Executive Producer Credit
With this special incentive, you're provided with all other incentives as well as an Executive Producer credit in the final film which includes a credit on IMDb!
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About This Team
Sarah Brill - Director/SFX Makeup Artist
Sarah Brill is a Writer, Director and SFX Makeup artist living in Denton Tx. Sarah has worked on numerous films across Texas in a variety of roles. Her greatest passion is directing and specifically in telling powerful female stories and exploring offbeat genres, such as action and horror. Her most recent film, Roughhouse was a festival award winner, and explored issues of bullying amoung young women.
Works include: Guilt (2016), Roughhouse (2017), Punch (2017), I Stand Alone (2017).
Thomas Blanks - Director of Photography
Thomas Blanks is a cinematographer based out of Dallas, Texas. He is currently attending the University of North Texas studying Media Arts. Thomas has one feature-length film and multiple award-winning shorts under his belt as cinematographer. He continues to grow his knowledge on cinematography as his goals are to eventually work on feature films as cinematographer full-time and eventually become a member of the ASC (American Society of Cinematographers).
Works include: Roughhouse (2017), Punch (2017), Fostered (2017), Wind (2017).
Quentin Smith - Writer
Quentin Smith is a writer and video artist based out of the Dallas, Texas area. He currently attends the University of North Texas and studies Media Arts. He believes that horror films have the ability to examine societal issues in an unflinching way. When he’s not writing, he likes to experiment with analog video and electrical engineering to make video art.
Nicole Lefteau - Editor
Nicole Lefteau was born and raised in Austin, Texas where she attended Anderson High School and participated in their award winning film program. She made her first independent short at the age of 16, and now continues to write, direct, and edit films at the University of North Texas. Her passion for these projects has been driven by their unapologetic representation of the human experience. She is deeply inspired by and honored to work with the upcoming talent in Denton, Texas.
Works include Gray Matter (2016), Roughhouse (2016), Sunburrow (2017), 3 Scenes on Fire (2017) and Lioness (2017).
Kenneth Severson - Producer
Kenneth Severson is a writer/filmmaker/comedian, currently attending University of North Texas. After his honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, Kenneth pursed his dream of writing for media. In this vein, Kenneth hopes to create art that continually inspires and promotes empathy.
Works include: Hoax (2016), 3 Scenes on Fire (2017), I Stand Alone (2017).
Peyton Fowler - Marketing
Peyton Fowler is a filmmaker based out of the Dallas, Texas area. He currently attends the University of North Texas and studies Media Arts. He is very excited to be the head of marketing on Silhouettes. He is always looking for new challenges to strengthen his film making abilities. He strives to be apart of projects that tell stories of cultures and communities that are often not heard or silenced.
Works include: Trailblazing (2016), Mental Patients Only (2017), Dirty Money (2017), 3 Scenes on Fire (2017), I Stand Alone (2017).
Audio: Dimitrios Aerts
Script Supervisor: Mary Chavez
Assistant Director: Rynn Hill
Production Designer: Shannon Quillman
Composer: Brandon Maahs
Gaffer: Zachary Taylor
1st AC: Emily Sanchez
2nd AC: Monica Bartley
Assistant Audio: Derek Sysavath
Assistant Editor: Justin Noble
Assistant Production Design: Isabella Bentley
BTS Photographer: Ashley Gallegos
Production Assistant: Caisa Charleston
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