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[GenreBlast Film Festival 2021] "Take Back the Night": Important Filmmaking Captivated by Its Themes and Story

Take Back the Night does for sexual assault what grief did for The Babadook. A brilliant script and direction from Gia Elliot and its atmospheric approach to storytelling makes Night an equally compelling and important film. Watch our full thoughts below. Check out our interview with co-writer and director Gia Elliot here.

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Victims and Villains is written (and produced) by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey and others, and edited by Cam Smith. Music by Mallory Johnson and others.

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