Woodland Grey is a 2021 Canadian independent horror film directed and co-written by Adam Reider, and starring Jenny Raven, Ryan Blakely, and Art Hindle.[2]

Woodland Grey
Promotional release poster
Directed byAdam Reider
Written by
  • Adam Reider
  • Jesse Toufexis
Produced byJohn Fallon[1]
Starring
Edited byGeoff Klein
Music by
  • Daniele Carretta
Production
companies
  • Spectropia Pictures
  • Franky Films
  • Vibe Check Entertainment
Distributed byFilmoption Int.
Release date
  • November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22) (BITS)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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Release

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Woodland Grey premiered at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival (BITS) on November 22, 2021.[3] It screened at the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco, California, in December 2021.[1][4] It is screened at the Cinema on the Bayou festival in Lafayette, Louisiana, in January 2022.[1]

Reception

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Critical response

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Dakota Dahl of Rue Morgue praised the film's music and the "unnatural on purpose" performances of Raven and Blakely, but referred to Hindle as "brutally under utilized".[2] Dahl lamented the film as being "slow and weird for weirdness sake, in a way that is neither thoughtful nor rewarding"; comparing it unfavourably to surrealist films by David Lynch, Dahl wrote that, unlike Lynch's works, Woodland Grey "doesn't seem to have that original vision, instead opting to provide clues and red herrings that point to multiple conclusions, while really sticking the landing with none of them."[2]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref(s)
2021 18th Another Hole in the Head Film Festival Best Horror Feature The Monsters Without Won [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hamman, Cody (November 19, 2021). "Woodland Grey: Premiere info and Exclusive clip from horror film!". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Dahl, Dakota (November 28, 2021). "Movie Review: "Woodland Grey" Is a Slow Burn That Never Really Catches Alight". Rue Morgue. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Mack, Andrew (October 25, 2021). "Blood in the Snow 2021: Six Nights of Features And Shorts at The Royal!". Screen Anarchy. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Something Evil Is Unleashed In 'Woodland Grey' (Clip & Trailer) Screens during AHiTH this December". Another Hole in the Head Film Festival. November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Audience Awards and Staff Awards". Another Hold in the Head. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

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