Jeri Jacquin
Coming to DVD May 1st from director Ryan Justice and a
Synkronized Company is a fright with social media when you have FOLLOWERS.
Brook (Amanda Delaney) and boyfriend Caleb (Justin Maina) have
put their lives out on the internet for all to see. Marking their one year
anniversary, Caleb has decided on a nice trip for a little alone time camping
in the woods.
Their first night is met with a crackling fire and some
champagne to celebrate. In the middle of the night Brook wakes to the sound of
footsteps pleading for Caleb to investigate. Finding nothing they go back to
sleep.
Shaking off the nights scare, Brook starts out her morning
doing a video and is unaware that someone is to change everything. Taking her
back to camp, they also come upon Caleb as the video goes black.
Nick (Nishant Gogna) and Jake (Sean Michael Gloria) decide
to make video demonstrating how easy it is to track people from online and how
dangerous it can be. They decide to choose Brook and Caleb as the people to
prove their point. Using their cameras and drone technology, they follow the
couple and find themselves deep in the woods.
Jake decides that perhaps the documentary might not reach
enough people and feels that they might have to go one step further. People pay
attention when you take it one step further right? The tables turn on them all
when another group enters the picture sending Brook and Nick running for their
lives.
Then the tables turn again…for the last time.
Delaney as Brook is a girl with a few secrets of her own.
Spending time being a social media star, she plays it up well. Maina as Caleb
is a man on a mission and trying to bring a big of special to their
relationship. Next time Caleb, try dinner and a walk on a public beach.
Gogna as Nick sees their idea for a documentary as ground
breaking; to bad he didn’t do his woodsy research. Gloria as Jake has a few
issues of his own and doesn’t let his film making partner in on it all.
All four of them have ideas of their own that clash of
course but it isn’t going to make a different when what lives in the woods
makes itself known.
Other cast include Emily Steward as Stephanie, Bianca Taylor
as Cassie, and Jason Henne as Creepy Pete. Also, Eric Justice, Bret Burt, Jay
Burt, Marina Kaminsky, Casey Hempel, Jade Rivera, Heather Jean as Cult
Followers and David McMahon as the Cult Leader.
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FOLLOWERS is the Official Selection from the Upstate NY
Horror Film Festival, the Orlando Film Festival, Alexandria Film Festival and
the Miami Independent Film Festival.
Although this is a found-footage thriller, pay attention!
They story line basically gives you a play by play of how easy social media has
made it for people to get into your life. Whether you want them their or not it
has become part of the norm as everyone has Facebook, SnapChat, Twitter or any
of the hundreds of apps that are available.
I love the found footage look to it and that it is shot out
in the middle of nowhere. Of course we are all afraid of the woods whether we
admit it out loud or not. Think about it, a crackling sound in the middle of
the night with no cell reception and nothing between you and fear but a flimsy
tent? Yea, we are all know our limits.
There are twists to be sure and it all comes to a huge
conclusion that once again reminds us of how fragile the line is between having
a life and living it on social media.
In the end – beware what you share!
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