12 KILOMETERS

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Director Mike Pecci with the cast at Boston International Film Festival

Director of photography David Kruta delivers a series of beautiful Cinemascopic images that make the film look like it was funded by a major Hollywood studio as we start off with a Carpenter-esque theme ala The Thing. Eduard enters a warehouse site of a scientific drill tema and demands answers as the why work wasn't stopped two days ago when he called for it. The call to halt workwas also exactly after the death of his father, the main researcher responsible for the project. -Michele "Izzy" Galgana http://screenanarchy.com

12KM getting some new awards.

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Watch how the team created the SFX using science!

Actual scans of Mike Pecci’s hematoma that caused brain pressure, spawned nightmares and inspired the horror in 12 KILOMETERS!

If you have an appreciation for dark, experimental storytelling and tastefully creative horror imagery, then you will probably love 12 Kilometers. I appreciate directors that use not only well-designed production value to make the worlds they're presenting immersive, but also engaging storytelling. When put together, I think you end up with a truly immersive and successful film, like this one. Its tension and mysterious vibes coupled with its grungy, retro atmosphere, really make this a one-of-a-kind and downright cool experience. Many of the artistic aspects of the film's design are well-crafted and lend themselves greatly to its immersive qualities. The cinematography is really creative and dynamic, incorporating emotive color palettes and points of view that create a visual storytelling experience unlike anything else I've seen. Many of the images in this film are artistically sinister and beautiful, but not gruesome; I catch myself imagining some of them every now and then, appreciating them not only for their artistic design but as difficult shots to achieve, from a technical standpoint. The score and sound design use both subtle and more in-your-face means to complement the story and shape the film's haunting atmosphere. As for the story, it focuses less on the relationship between human curiosity and the mystery of the circumstances than I expected. The story is driven mainly by human nature and conflict triggered by supernatural and realistic occurrences. The performances were convincing and effective throughout. To me, Pecci succeeded at getting his entire crew to understand and translate his vision into a really cool work of artistic horror. I rarely discover films that I'd recommend to more than several specific people I know, but this is something that I would recommend to my entire friend group. Author: Atticus Kiser 

Congrats to actor Ara Woland for winning BEST ACTOR is the Boston International Film Festival!

Join director, Mike Pecci, as he walks us through the making of his film, 12 Kilometers, the frightening story of a Russian drill team that digs the deepest hole known to man, while unknowingly releasing a creature that feeds on their fears and consumes them from the inside out. Pecci will discuss his behind-the-scenes collaboration with micro photographer, Linden Gledhill, and why test shots that involved pushing fluids through organic materials and tissue were “scary as hell”.  Shot by NY-based DP, David Kruta, and set in 1980s Russia, the film stars Russian actors including Ara Woland as Eduard. With the film’s concept resulting from Pecci’s experiences after a head injury, you’ll see why 12 Kilometers is loaded with nightmares.