Salient Minus Ten
Directed byEmma Dark
Written byEmma Dark
Starring
  • Alan Austen
  • Emma Dark
  • Chris Hampshire
  • Beric Read
  • Samantha Oci
CinematographyPhilip Bloom
Edited byEmma Dark
Music byEric Elick
Release dates
Running time
13 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Salient Minus Ten is a 2017 science fiction short film written and directed by Emma Dark.

Plot

The plot of Salient Minus Ten focuses on Adam Harper, who unexpectedly finds himself thrust into a brutal game of life and death.[1]

Production

Salient Minus Ten was funded via the crowdfunding website Indiegogo, where it raised 109% of its goal.[2] Alan Austen, who stopped acting in 2005, was asked by Dark to audition for the lead role in the film after meeting her at the Dale-Con Sci-fi Convention,[3] and later found that he was successful in securing the role.[4] Several shots were filmed at the Barbican Estate in the City of London. Several crew members from Dark's previous film, Seize the Night, returned to work on Salient Minus Ten.[5]

The first trailer was released on August 31, 2017,[6] and the film premiered at the 2017 British Horror Film Festival.[7] It had its Canadian premiere at the Little Terrors Short Film Festival on April 23, 2018.[8]

Awards

Salient Minus Ten won the award for Best Director at the Starburst Fantasy Awards 2018.[9]

Release

The film was released on YouTube on May 27, 2020.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Saunderson, David (September 5, 2017). "Emma Dark reveals thrilling new 'Salient Minus Ten' trailer". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Salient Minus Ten - Short Film". Indiegogo. September 10, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Saunderson, David (September 5, 2017). "Emma Dark reveals thrilling new 'Salient Minus Ten' trailer". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gelmini, David (August 30, 2017). "Exclusive: Star Wars and Indiana Jones Actor Alan Austen Talks Salient Minus Ten". Dread Central. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Saunderson, David (September 5, 2017). "Emma Dark reveals thrilling new 'Salient Minus Ten' trailer". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gelmini, Gelmini (August 31, 2017). "Exclusive Trailer and Stills From Emma Dark's Salient Minus Ten". Dread Central. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ Gelmini, David (November 8, 2017). "Salient Minus Ten (British Horror Film Festival)". Dread Central. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rue Morge and Unstable Ground Present Little Terrors Volume 61: Infections". Ruge Morgue.com. April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "The STARBURST Fantasy Awards 2018 WINNERS". Starburst (magazine). March 17, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ Gelmini, David (May 27, 2020). "Watch Emma Dark's Award-Winning Sci-Fi Horror Short SALIENT MINUS TEN On YouTube". Dread Central. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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