Variety is reporting that the Sundance documentary “The Blackout Experiments” has been picked up by Gravitas Ventures, securing all North American rights.
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/sundance-documentary-blackout-experiment-gravitas-july-release-1201753672/
The pic, which premiered at the Midnight section at the Sundance Film Festival, is planned for release in theaters and VOD on July 8th. Directed by Rich Fox, the documentary focuses on a culture that has embraced fear-seeking, interactive entertainment — an “immersive horror” show individually tailored to play on fears and insecurities, utilizing tactics that can encompass established torture techniques.
Rich Fox shot the documentary over several years, studying the haunted house from its New York origins to a bi-coastal phenomenon and profiles the people who follow it. The doc focuses, mainly, on a group of friends whose experience with Blackout becomes evolves into something extremely personal, crossing into an obsession that upends their lives and blurs the line between reality and horror fantasy.
“We are thrilled Gravitas Ventures appreciates the film’s unique blend of documentary and horror, and is passionate about releasing ‘The Blackout Experiments’ to as wide an audience as possible,” says Fox.
Dan Fisher, director of acquisitions for Gravitas, said, “We are excited to be working with this team on their film that deftly weaves together compelling nonfiction storytelling with all the scares and tropes of a classic horror.”
In addition to directing, Fox also edited “The Blackout Experiments” which is produced by Kris Curry. Michael J. Pepin served as the director of photography. The film Mike Pepin, Josh Randall, Kristjan Thorgeirsson, Russell Eaton, Bob Glouberman, Abel Horwitz, Allison Medeiros Fogarty among others.
