It had its world premiere on April 17, 2014 at the Tribeca Film Festival and stars Wrenn Schmidt as a woman trapped in a forest preserve, stalked by maniacs.
[1] Hoping to escape their own troubles, Wit (Wrenn Schmidt), her husband Mike (Aaron Staton), and his brother Sean (Pablo Schreiber) decide to head out into a secluded forest preserve on a hunting trip.
The already strained atmosphere is made even worse when they wake up the next morning to discover that someone has stolen all of their belongings and marked each person's forehead with a big black "X".
"[4] In contrast, Slant Magazine and Film School Rejects both panned the movie overall,[5] with Film School Rejects writing "The cast does good work, the cinematography is attractive and even the score delivers, but while the direction is (mostly) fine Denham’s script throws it all away through a non-stop assault of horror movie 101 cliches and inanity.
Director Christopher Denham knew that shooting in Southern California would be tricky because it would be hard to find good woods and forest.
Director Christoper Denham and cinematographer Nicola Marsh were inspired to create a look based on the depth of field and empty frame space of movies such as Halloween and Southern Comfort.
It’s really about ratcheting up the suspense.” [9] Camera: Red Epic Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Lenses Preservation was written by Director Christopher Denham.
[7] Director Christopher Denham challenged himself by writing a script with not so much blood and gore, but rather with psychological suspense that is "truly" what is scary in reality.
Director Christopher Denham was inspired by words from writer Jack London in regards to a man's survival in the woods: "A dog can be domesticated.