Aaron Moorhead's new feature premieres in the Next program at this year's Sundance

Published on January 28, 2022

Aaron Moorhead (BFA '08) and partner Justin Benson premiered their fifth feature at Sundance 2022 in the Next section. The two, who co-direct their films, also star in this one, and produced and edited it - Michael Felker (BFA '10) also edited. 
 

Here's the setup:

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.

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