‘Landlocked’ Marks the Past on Digital, VOD Jan. 6
Dark Sky Films proudly announces the January 6th limited theatrical & Digital/VOD release of the highly anticipated LANDLOCKED.
Incorporating actual found footage in the form of childhood home movies, LANDLOCKED features a cast of real life family members playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The end result is a unique combination of documentary and narrative filmmaking, which has been adored by critics on the festival circuit.
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LANDLOCKED
Paul Owens’ Unique, Intriguing and Ambitious Directorial Debut
Comes to Select Theaters, VOD and Digital Platforms January 6, 2023
Summoned to his soon-to-be demolished childhood home, Mason discovers an old VHS camera that can see into the past, driving him to record as many memories as possible before the doomed house is destroyed. Utilizing the director’s own home movies, filming in the actual locations where he spent his youth and casting real-life family members to play fictionalized versions of themselves, LandLocked combines narrative and documentary with horror and sci-fi to create a movie unlike any other…
Taking ten years to complete, LANDLOCKED is the feature directorial debut of Paul Owens. Owens creatively incorporates actual footage in the form of childhood home movies and delivered a unique film that has been adored adored by critics on the festival circuit. Hailed as, “…one of the most intriguing films to come out of Nightstream 2021” by the Daily Dead and a “remarkable lo-fi creeper…” by Fangoria, LANDLOCKED is among the many highly anticipated genre releases of 2023.
LANDLOCKED
Directed, Produced & Written by: Paul Owens
Mason OSwens as Mason
Jeffrey Owens as Dad
Seth Owens as Seth
Paul Owens as Paul
Writer/Director Paul Owens
Archival VHS material directed by Jeffrey Owens
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Run Time: 75 minutes
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WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
“Landlocked might be one of the most intriguing films to come out of Nightstream 2021. It’s a film that blends genre and crosses the boundaries of fact and fiction. Its unique narrative style and the way it incorporates footage from the filmmaker’s life is fascinating in and of itself, but the moments it meditates on and the questions that it raises make it a fascinating watch” – Daily Dead
“Paul Owens’ remarkable lo-fi creeper, Landlocked […]”
“[…] There is, in fact, a world hidden within this film, a lingering caution about getting lost in loss and growing too attached to what once was. Here, there is no collective memory. Even the past, terrifyingly, has a mind of its own” – Fangoria
“LandLocked is a family affair of passion and DIY ingenuity that exemplifies the power of a new cinematic voice.” – Cine Niche
“It’s the kind of movie that heralds a special new voice, one that will make your new favorite horror movie in due time.” – Crooked Marquee
“This is a most spectacular exercise in family filmmaking, unlike anything I’ve watched before…Landlocked could be in a genre of its own making. As a horror, it’s striking. As a drama, it’s deeply affecting. As a memory, it’s far from fleeting. 5/5.” – Moviegoing with Bill
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