All Eyes
| All Eyes | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Todd Greenlee |
| Written by | Alex Greenlee |
| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Austin Warren |
| Edited by | Melissa Kent |
| Music by | Paxin Tenebris |
Production company | Homefront Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
All Eyes is a 2022 popcorn horror/comedy film written and directed by the Greenlee brothers and distributed by Gravitas Ventures. It stars Jasper Hammer as a disgraced podcast host who interviews an eccentric farmer (Ben Hall) who claims to have a monster living in the woods near his house.[1]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs an improved plot summary. (September 2024) |
Allen is a disgraced podcast host who was recently fired. Looking for a story to restart his career, he learns about a widowed farmer who lives by the forest and claims there is a monster in the woods. They make a plan to capture and kill the monster.
Cast
[edit]- Jasper Hammer as Allen
- Ben Hall as Don
- Danielle Evon Ploeger As Kim
- Nick Ballard as Mark
- Laura Cummings as Jean
- Skyler Davenport as Alice
Production
[edit]Filmed in Hobart, Oklahoma and Altus, Oklahoma during July 2020. The film was written by Alex Greenlee and directed by Todd Greenlee. Several of the Greenlee family is listed as part of the film crew. The distributor was Gravitas Ventures.
Reception
[edit]Alan Ng of Film Threat gave the film a score of 8.5/10, writing: "Though I found the story about the mutual admiration society between Don and Allen worth watching, the fun of All Eyes is the exciting and thrilling second half about a farmhouse full of booby traps."[2] Dread Central called it, "The Best Recent Indie Horror Film You’ve Never Seen."[3]
Accolades
[edit]The film won four awards at various horror film tests across North America out of fifteen nominations.
| Award ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Chicago Horror Film Festival | Best Actor | Jasper Hammer | Won | [4] |
| Best Music | Paxin Tenebris | Won | ||
| Best Feature | Emily Calhoun Adam Greenlee Alex Greenlee Todd Greenlee Janice Pellam Laurie Cummings Tab Pierce Jeff Greenlee Lisa Greenlee Homefront Pictures |
Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Todd Greenlee | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Melissa Kent | Nominated | ||
| Best Writer | Alex Greenlee | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Eric R. Fischer | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Austin Warren | Nominated | ||
| Ethereal Horror Fest | Best Writing | Alex Greenlee Homefront Pictures |
Nominated | [5] |
| Dickens Horror Film Festival | Best Horror Feature | Emily Calhoun Adam Greenlee Alex Greenlee Todd Greenlee Janice Pellam Laurie Cummings Tab Pierce Jeff Greenlee Lisa Greenlee Homefront Pictures |
Won | [6] |
| North Hollywood Cinefest | Best Actor | Jasper Hammer | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Cinematography | Austin Warren | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Todd Greenlee | Nominated | ||
| Best Picture | Emily Calhoun Adam Greenlee Alex Greenlee Todd Greenlee Janice Pellam Laurie Cummings Tab Pierce Jeff Greenlee Lisa Greenlee Homefront Pictures |
Nominated | ||
| Sherman Oaks Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Emily Calhoun Adam Greenlee Alex Greenlee Todd Greenlee Janice Pellam Laurie Cummings Tab Pierce Jeff Greenlee Lisa Greenlee Homefront Pictures |
Won | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Greenlee, Todd (2022-09-02), All Eyes (Thriller), Homefront Pictures, retrieved 2023-01-25
- ^ Ng, Alan (August 9, 2022). "All Eyes". Film Threat. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Julian, Giallo (6 April 2023). "'All Eyes' Is The Best Recent Indie Horror Film You've Never Seen [Review]". Dread Central. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Awards". chicagohorrorfest.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "2022 EVENT INFO". Ethereal Horror Fest. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Dickens Horror Film Festival". Colorado Festival Productions. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "2022 CineFest Film Program". NoHo CineFest. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "2022 Official Selections – Films – Sherman Oaks Film Festival". Retrieved 2023-01-25.