Survivors (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Adam Spinks |
| Written by | Adam Spinks Laurence Timms |
| Starring | Joanne Gale Simon Burbage David Anderson Adrian Annis |
| Cinematography | Daniel Gahnstrom |
| Edited by | Phillip Biggs |
| Music by | Buz |
| Distributed by | Continuum Motion Pictures Matriarch Multimedia Group |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £10,000 |
Survivors is a 2015 British horror film directed by Adam Spinks, co-written by Spinks with Laurence Timms.
Premise
[edit]The film follows journalist Kate Meadows (Joanne Gale) and her cameraman Duke (Simon Burbage) as they embark on a mission to uncover whether or not a government weapons contractor has secretly been using humans as their test subjects.[1]
Main cast
[edit]- Joanne Gale as Kate Meadows
- Simon Burbage as Duke Wilcott
- David Anderson as Paul
- Adrian Annis as Alan
- Vanessa Mayfield as Louise Whelan
- Lydia Kay as Security Guard
- Rich Keeble as Dr. Williams
Production
[edit]The film was made on a budget of £10,000[2] and was crowdfunded.[3] Initial filming began in 2012, with additional pick ups in 2014. In between filming blocks, Spinks shot the feature film Extinction.[4]
Release and reception
[edit]Survivors was released in the UK on 26 October 2015 on DVD and on VOD, having been made available in the US, Canada and Mexico a week earlier on 20 October.[5]
Critical reaction to the film was generally positive.[6][7][8] James Simpson of Infernal Cinema described the film as "a superb British horror".[9] Elliott Maguire of UK Horror Scene praised the actors, particularly Burbage, as well as the visual effects and sound design, but was critical about the pacing of the film.[5] Trilbee commented on a number of production deficiencies but was again complimentary about the acting quality, in particular that of Gale, concluding that the film "does something rather unique in the low-budget scene in that it brings the subgenre back to what made it so relevant and popular in the first place; that it’s not about the zombies or the make-up, it’s about the people."[10]
The film won "best director" at the Mac Horror Film Festival 2015.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "ABOUT - Survivors The Movie". www.survivorsmovie.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Survivors Director Adam Spinks – Infernal Cinema". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "The Survivors Movie Project". Indiegogo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Adam Spinks - The Slaughtered Bird". The Slaughtered Bird. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Survivors Adam Spinks | UK Horror Scene". www.ukhorrorscene.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Cheema-Innis, Simret. "Survivors - HorrorTalk". www.horrortalk.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Nerdly » 'Survivors' Review". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Survivors (2015) review — Limited-release". limited-release.net. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Survivors (2015) DVD Review – Infernal Cinema". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "WRITTEN REVIEW – Survivors (2015) — Trilbee Reviews". trilbee.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "MAC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015 – WINNERS". horror.macfestival.info. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.