| Arise from Darkness | |
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| Original title | When my Eyes go Dark |
| Directed by | "La Raza" |
| Screenplay by | Zachary Laoutides |
| Produced by | Mónica Esmeralda León Marius Iliescu Joseph Mennealla |
| Starring | Zachary Laoutides Mónica Esmeralda León Galilea Mendoza Nathan Ayala Emmanuel Isaac Samuel Younan Amparo Sánchez Sharo Youssif |
| Cinematography | Mónica Esmeralda León |
| Music by | Mickey Synteklas Patrick Edward Fagan Jay Deane Christoffer Soreide |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Indican Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | english |
Arise from Darkness is an American art house paranormal thriller that premiered at Film Invasion L.A in 2016 under it’s original title When my Eyes go Dark. The screenplay was written by and starred Zachary Laoutides. Arise from Darkness is the first film to use EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) that was recorded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit where Lázaro Ruben Torres assisted priests in paranormal investigations and exorcisms[1][2]
Premise edit
The story is based on the early psychic events of Lázaro Ruben Torres, who discovers his abilities after he and his daughter were victims of a violent assault in which his young daughter died. Lázaro tries to develop his gifts to connect with his deceased daughter, and to discover her murderer.[3]
Protagonists edit
- Zachary Laoutides - Lázaro
- Mónica Esmeralda León - Lázaro ´s girlfriend
- Nathan Ayala - Doctor
- Samuel Younan - Mark
- Emmanuel Isaac - Aaron
- Galilea Mendoza - Maggie
Production edit
The film is set in Detroit,[4] and its production was completed in Chicago on June 15, 2015 by Ave Fénix Pictures.
It is the second film of the Executive Producer Monica Esmeralda Leon and of the director and actor Zachary Laoutides.[5][6]
Release edit
Arise from Darkness was the first film to open FILA (Film Invasion Los Angeles) in 2016.[7] The film was released in theaters of USA and worldwide by Indican Pictures on January 16, 2017.[8] As the first month of its release, IndieWire listed Arise from Darkness as one of the 20 independent films with the most earnings in 2017.[9]
Reception edit
Zachary Laoutides was nominated for Best Screenplay Writer in the Film Invasion L.A 2016 and shared nominations with Mónica Esmeralda León for Best Film and Best Director.[10]
The film received four-star reviews from Examiner.com, Inquisitr and The Levity Ball.[11] AXS TV called it "terrifying and divine at the same time".[12]
References edit
- ^ "Arise From Darkness: The Voices of Psychic Lazaro Torres Releases Worldwide". Costaricantimes.com.
- ^ "Arise From Darkness: The ominous life of a psychic captured through voices and soundtrack". AXS. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Arise from Darkness (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Former Joliet man releases indie film". amp.theherald-news.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ Davies, Janet (2016-08-10). "Award-winning Latino filmmakers thrive in Aurora". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Chicagoland's own Latino film studio making its mark in cinema". WGN-TV. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "2016 Official Selections – Film Invasion Los Angeles". filminvasionla.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "First Look: Arise from Darkness - Dread Central". Dread Central. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ Erbland, Kate. "The 20 Highest Grossing Indies of 2017 (A Running List) | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ Crosby, Denise. "Fox Valley shooting for new film fest, more local movies". Aurora Beacon-News. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Arise From Darkness: The ominous life of a psychic captured through voices and soundtrack". AXS. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "'When my Eyes go Dark' has a soundtrack that will keep you awake". AXS. Retrieved 2017-07-02.