A few years ago, my buddy Geoff Klein and I set out with very little money and a whole lot of determination to make a horror movie. Initially, the goal was simply to create something that would help us develop our respective film-making skills. I was to direct and Geoff would be our cinematographer. I wrote a creepy little script about terrible things happening to good people and we spent a month isolated in the mountains with our cast and extremely minimal crew. It was exhausting and extremely trying at times, but for the most part, we had a good time.
What resulted was The Legend of Sorrow Creek. It’s the story of four young people who find themselves in a fight for their lives when a weekend trip to a family cottage brings them face-to-face with the shocking horror of one of America’s most haunted places.
When the film was finally finished, we had a local screening for it and that was about it. To be completely honest, I totally content to let it sit on the shelf while I moved on to other projects. But Geoff had other plans…
Like a pitbull clinging to a scrap of meat, Geoff wouldn’t let it go. Through his tireless efforts, Sorrow Creek literally became the film that wouldn’t die. He got it into the 2007 Twin Cities Film Festival and suddenly the film started getting some attention. But Geoff didn’t stop there.
His hard work finally paid off last December when we signed a distribution deal with Brain Damage Films. I am now proud to announce that The Legend of Sorrow Creek was released on DVD on January 6, 2009. That’s right, folks… our twisted little ghost story has finally found a home. You can now get your own copy from a whole bunch of places on the Internet, like Amazon or directly from Brain Damage Films. We’ve even included some cool special features such as a “Making Of” featurette, interviews with some of the cast, and even some audition footage.
You can even check-out a recent review of the film here.
I said we started this project with the intention of learning something. In the end, I think Geoff’s perseverance and determination to make something out of nothing has been the most valuable lesson… never give up on something you believe in. Thanks for sticking with it, homeboy.
Be sure to keep updated on Geoff’s current project, the upcoming slasher Bikini Girls on Ice. It’s totally badass.