Northern UK Premiere

Written and Directed by Samuel Freeman

Starring Rebi Paganini, Dennis Puglisi

USA, 2025, 71 minutes

When a couple's phones begin recording on their own during a camping trip, what they capture isn't just darkness. It's something that wants to be seen.

Samuel Freeman created Don’t Look in the Dark with one goal in mind: to create a theatrical experience like no other, and that is certainly what has been achieved here. An inventive found footage film that feels like a mashup of The Blair Witch Project and Skinamarink, it’s an unsettling film filled with dread that fully embraces the 'what you don’t see scares you' technique whilst making you question what you did see, as every screening is different and the experience is different for each viewer. This film redefines its subgenre, makes for great late-night viewing and is guaranteed to be a big talking point amongst festival goers.