Four young friends with fracturing relationships take a camping trip to Southern Utah in order to escape an ecological disaster up North. Alone in the desert, they begin to suspect that their reality might not be as it seems, and soon realize they’re being observed by a mysterious cosmic force.
Cinematography
Utah desert shot like it's judging you personally
Writing
Dialogue that captures friends who actually went to college together
Direction
Warren balances cosmic dread with petty roommate energy
Director
Matt Warren
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a micro-wave of 2020s indie horror using climate anxiety as literal atmosphere—think *Bones and All* meets *Annihilation* on a budget.
Kelley Mack (Wilda) previously starred in *The Walking Dead*; Warren cast her specifically for her ability to sell 'panic with a smile,' crucial for the film's tonal tightrope.
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