It’s easy for the viewer to say screw it and go along with this quirky plot no matter how absurd it is. James works to track down every lead, as he becomes convinced that the intrusions are directly connected with the disappearance of his wife (while the viewer must suspend belief to keep up with the plot points). He also gains a temporary collaborator in the young transient Alice (Kelley Mack), who along with the other female character (played by Jennifer Jelsema) maybe are actually connected to the central conspiracy or not. Woods), and the following additional investigators such as those played by Chris Sullivan, Richard Cotovsky and Justin Welborn. Among fellow travelers on this path James makes contact with the retro-tech geek (Arif Yampolsky), a man who went bonkers on this same sort of wild goose chase (Michael B. Those behind these intrusions may possibly be connected to the disappearance of some of the other missing women. Tracking this down, James uncovers that this intrusion is known to past investigators who deal in such incidents either for academic reasons (such as the work of a media studies professor (Steven Pringle), self-indulgent ones or even for sinister reasons.
He wonders if this is a clue he should follow about his wife’s disappearance. By some fluke, James comes across a broadcast signal intrusion on an old tape which has curious images in the inserted footage similar to his recent dreams. He keeps busy, which stops him from thinking about his wife who recently vanished. In Chicago, in 1999, the video archivist James (Harry Shum Jr) works alone in a dark basement to transfer old broadcast footage into a digital format to save for the future. “ An unsettling thriller without much of a payoff.”Īn unsettling thriller without much of a payoff, that’s written and directed with a sense of menace by Jacob Gentry (“The Signal”/”Synchronicity”) and promisingly scripted by Phil Drinkwater and Tim Woodall. (Man) Runtime: 194 MPAA Rating: NR producers Greg Newman, Brett Hays, Giles Edwards, Nicola Goelzhaeuser: Dark Sky Films 2021) Angelo (Proprietor), Richard Cotovsky (Manager), Preston Tate Jr. Woods (MacAlister), Arif Yampolsky (Chester), Madrid St. (James), Kelley Mack (Alice), Chris Sullivan (Phreaker), Justin Welborn (Michael), Jennifer Jelsema (Nora), Steven Pringle (Dr. (director/writer: Jacob Gentry screenwriters: Phil Drinkwater/Tim Woodall cinematographer: Scott Thiele editor: Jacob Gentry music: Ben Lovett cast: Harry Shum Jr.
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