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Dark Encounter poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.4 / 100
2019·Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller·1h 37m

DARK ENCOUNTER

“Don't look up.”

A year after the mysterious disappearance of an 8 year-old girl, we meet her grieving family as they return home from her memorial service in their small town. Later that evening, strange lights appear in the nearby forest and the family is exposed to an inexplicably strange phenomenon that rattles them to the core. The origin of the lights appear to be visitors from another world that seemingly terrorize the family. What they don't realize is that these 'beings' will lead the family to the truth behind the little girl's disturbing disappearance.

Above the Line
Carl Strathie·DirectorCarl Strathie·WriterBart Sienkiewicz·Director of PhotographyDavid Stone Hamilton·Original Music ComposerCarl Strathie·Editor
Cast
Laura Fraser·Olivia AndersonMel Raido·Ray AndersonSid Phoenix·Billy AndersonGrant Masters·Kenneth BurroughsSpike White·Noah AndersonAlice Lowe·Arlene BurroughsVincent Regan·Morgan AndersonNicholas Pinnock·Sheriff Reese JordanBridget Doherty·Maisie AndersonSean Knopp·Deputy Miles
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Carl Strathie·Director
Writing· 1
Carl Strathie·Writer
Camera· 3
Bart Sienkiewicz·Director of PhotographyBart Sienkiewicz·Camera OperatorMatt Choules·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Carl Strathie·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
David Stone Hamilton·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 8
Beck Whelpdale·Art DirectionBoadicea Shouls·Production DesignHeidi Miller·Costume DesignAlison Gartshore·Set DecorationStephanie Elkins·Makeup SupervisorFreda Ellis·Makeup SupervisorAnastasia Campion·Art Department AssistantBen Livingstone·Graphic Designer
Production· 10
Alan Latham·ProducerCharlette Kilby·ProducerCarl Strathie·ProducerGeoffrey Iles·Executive ProducerPaul Ward·Executive ProducerPhil McKenzie·Executive ProducerKirsty Bell·Executive ProducerSooki McShane·CastingLucy Jenkins·CastingLucy Eaton-Whitfield·Production Secretary
Other Departments· 5
Annabelle Hood·Floor RunnerJo Sweeting·Hair DesignerAndrew Jones·CG SupervisorRob Shears·Lighting TechnicianBen Louden·Visual Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
68.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.3
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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