JoeBert Entertainment, LLC

A late night encounter with a stranger is not what is seems.

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Trailer

wanted to tell a horror story where the suspected antagonist appeared threatening, but was genuinely benign. My intent for the audience was for them to groan in disappointment at the end when Sonny did not in fact kill anyone.

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Many challenges arose during production. The film was supposed to be shot in the summer prior to my college classes resuming, but a schedule could not be worked out. It was then filmed during my semester, forcing us to only shoot on weekends. The initial filming location fell through and we had to scramble to get a new location. As a result, we had to recast the role of Sonia. In order to save time, many shots were combined into long, tracking shots. The entire production had to be rushed in order to meet our deadline.

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There was a minor, but memorable incident where the neighbor called the police on us while filming and there was a long back and forth between us and the homeowner confirming we did have permission to film at that location. The police car light interrupted filming, but we were able to carry on without incident.

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The film turned out differently than the screenplay due to the limitations that presented themselves during the production. This was my first professional short film outside of college projects so the experience I gained from this film was invaluable.