'Starry Eyes' Does Comic-Con!

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As we've reported in a previous update, we had the good fortune of having Dark Sky Films come on board this project as co-producers. Well, still deep in the editing phase of Starry Eyes, Dark Sky has set the promotion wheel in motion. And what better place to kick it off than at the largest marketing platform of the year: Comic-Con!

So Team Starry Eyes (writer/directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer and lead actor Alexandra Essoe) were invited down to San Diego to walk the red carpet at a big party they were co-hosting with ShockIntoYouDrop.com, IFC, eOne, The Haunted Hotel, Femme Fatales and DreadCentral.com.

Mind you, this was a first for us. And yes, it was actually -- kind of, sort of -- very fun.  We had a line of people putting microphones in our faces and asking us questions about a film they had never heard of (that's not even out yet!).  A surreal experience, to say the least. During the party, Daniela snapped the above pic of us.

A couple interviews came out from the event which may soon make their appearance online.  For now, you can read two below:

Catching Up With The Makers Of 'Starry Eyes'!

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3244349/comic-con-13-catching-up-with-the-makers-of-starry-eyes/

'Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kolsch, and Alex Essoe Talk Starry Eyes'

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/68812/sdcc-2013-dennis-widmyer-kevin-kolsch-and-alex-essoe-talk-starry-eyes

Besides schmoozing at parties and walking the red carpet, we've been hard at work in post-production, cutting the film together.  It's going amazing so far and we're so excited to be able to show you all something soon.  

Until then, we are beginning the prize fulfillment process of our Kickstarter. We recently had a stack of postcards printed of that evil rendering Jay Shaw did for us. We'll also be printing the posters and t-shirts soon too.  So stay tuned for that!

'Starry Eyes' Wraps! First Official Image From Film Revealed!

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Alex Essoe in 'Starry Eyes,' the new film from Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer

After three weeks of shooting at over a dozen locations across Los Angeles, on a smoggy May 21st, high up in the Hollywood Hills, production on Starry Eyes wrapped.  The on-set experience of making this film was one of the greatest of our lives and something we're not soon to forget. 

Joining us on this adventure was a stellar cast including Alex Essoe (who gives a star-making performance as 'Sarah'), Amanda Fuller ('Cheap Thrills,' 'Red, White & Blue'), Noah Segan ('Brick,' 'Looper'), Fabianne Therese ('John Dies at the End,' 'The Aggression Scale'), Shane Coffey ('Pretty Little Liars'), Pat Healy ('Compliance,' 'The Innkeepers'), Marc Senter ('The Lost'), Nick Simmons ('Gene Simmons: Family Jewels'),Natalie Castillo, Maria Olsen ('Paranormal Activity 3,' 'The Lords of Salem') and Lou Dezseran as The Producer.  For more on these amazingly talented actors, please visit our recently updated Cast page.

The Kickstarter for this film played a tremendously important role.  It raised a level of awareness and exposure for the project we could not have achieved via the traditional social media route and with just days until the start of production, Dark Sky Films (House of the Devil, Hatchet III) came on board as fellow producers.  It is their plan to help us sell the international rights to the film.  This, coupled with an ambitious festival run, means that Starry Eyes will now make its way to a much larger audience than we had ever imagined.

Currently we are deep in the process of editing and we still have a ways to go before this beast is done, but today we want to share with you the first official still from the film.  The above is a screengrab from a scene shot by our amazing cinematographer, Adam Bricker, in which our lead actress Alex Essoe undergoes a moment of psychological turmoil (just one of many she experiences throughout the film).

In the coming weeks and months we will continue to roll out new media and production updates.  For now, please follow us on Twitter at @starryeyesfilm and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/StarryEyesFilm.

Thank you again for your support and stay tuned for more exciting news soon!

Dark Sky Films Has Starry Eyes

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'Starry Eyes' promo shot, taken by Brennan Lashever​

Woke up today to this news on Deadline:

Snowfort Pictures and MPI’s Dark Sky Films have started production on Starry Eyes, the Hollywood-set occult tale from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch. Snowfort Pictures is producing, while MPI will handle international sales. Newcomer Alex Essoe stars in the horror movie that’s a contemporary take on pics like Rosemary’s Baby. Amanda Fuller, Fabianne Therese, Pat Healy, Shane Coffey, Marc Senter, Nick Simmons and Noah Segan star. Travis Stevens produces. Exec producers are John Jarzemensky, Aaron Koontz, Giles Daoust and Gena Wilbur. The initial round of financing was raised via Kickstarter.

Nice to be sharing screen space with Ryan Gosling.  We couldn't be more happy to be partnered with such an awesome company like Dark Sky Films.  

Read the full story on Deadline as well as Shock Till You Drop and Dread Central!

Here We Go!

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Production on STARRY EYES officially begins today.  Big thanks to all who helped get us here.  We won't let you down.  

To keep up on the film, follow us on Twitter:

@denniswidmyer

@kevinkolsch

@travisstevens

@starryeyesfilm

We're also all on Instagram with those same handles.  We'll try to post pictures from the set there as often as we're allowed to have our phones on.

Pat Healy Joins the Cast

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Pat Healy joins the cast of 'Starry Eyes'

Today we're thrilled to announce that we've added another awesome actor to our growing cast list: Pat Healy! If you don't know Pat's name yet... you soon will.  He's been acting for over 15 years for directors as widespread across the gamut as Michael Bay and Werner Herzog.  In recent years, he's become a more recognizable face in such indie hits as The Innkeepers and Compliance.  This year he starred in our own producer Travis Stevens' SXSW Midnight Audience Award winner, Cheap Thrills.

Pat's a talented guy and we're stoked to have him on board.  And when you see how awesome the role he's playing is, you'll love him even more.

Stay tuned for more announcements and, if you don't already, follow Pat on Twitter at @Pat_Healy.

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