The Strange Dark

  • Feature Film Competition

Year: 2024

Length: 84 mins

Country: United States

Language: English

Premiere: NYC Premiere

Directed by: Chris Messineo

Produced by: Anthony Pettine

Starring: Nili Bassman (Susan), Caleb Scott (Edgar), Carmen Borla (Maria), Bates Wilder (Frank)

Content Warnings: Graphic Violence‎

SEE THE FILM

Saturday Feb 22, 12:00 PM-2:15 PM – Saturday Afternoon Feature + Shorts Program 1 + QA

2025 NOMINEE – BEST DIRECTOR

Edgar believes he can see the future, but his wife thinks he’s mad, his daughter thinks he’s strange, and the agents from Double Star Accounting will stop at nothing to get their data back.

About the Director

Chris Messineo is an award-winning writer and director. As the owner and director of NJ Film School, he has taught the craft of independent filmmaking to hundreds of kids, teens, and adults – who have gone on to win their own awards for writing and directing. THE STRANGE DARK is his first feature length film.

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Awards

2024 First Glance Philadelphia Film Festival – Best Ensemble Cast