Shout! Studios has given us an exclusive look at their new movieProximity. The project marks the feature directorial debut of VFX artist / filmmaker Eric Demeusy. Considering that Demeusy comes from a VFX background should come as no surprise after looking at the promotional material for the movie that has been released thus far. It all looks incredible. Shout! Factory is preparing to launchProximityon VOD starting May 15th with a Blu-ray release set for July 7th.
InProximity, Isaac is a young scientist working for NASA, who deals with the difficulties of everyday life when he unexpectedly receives amysterious signal from spacethrough one of the satellites at work. Coincidentally, a few days later a meteor crashes in Los Angeles and Isaac captures it on his camera. When he sets out to investigate the crash site, his entire world turns upside down - he is abducted by extraterrestrials. He wakes up three days later on a ridge over the southern California coast with no recollection of what happened after the event. He finds his camera next to him and realizes he captured the whole thing on tape. He The only problem now is that no one believes him.
Our exclusiveShout! Factoryclip fromProximityfeatures Isaac, and citizens of Los Angeles as they see the meteor crashing down to Earth. Isaac is able to capture it all on camera, but we’re left with a mysterious feeling, not knowing what will happen next. The CGI meteor looks like something that was captured from real-life news footage and Isaac is left to go investigate what he just witnessed.
Proximitydirector Eric Demeusy was drawn to the science fiction ideas in the movie. He admits that he wasn’t really wanting to focus on the abduction elements of the story and says he wanted the attention to be placed on what that kind of impression that experience would have on a person. Demeusy had this to say about the science fiction elements inProximity.
“I’ve always been fascinated by science and science fiction. It’s the genre that really lets you ask the big questions and allows you to explore big themes. The story originated from a simple image of a man documenting himself while ameteor is falling from the sky. I wanted the story to be grounded, something contained, but with a supernatural twist, so the main character encounters aliens.”
Proximitystars Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan, Christian Prentice, Shaw Jones, and Don Scribner. In addition to directing the movie, Eric Demeusy also wrote the screenplay, which is based on a story he wrote with Jason Mitcheltree. The project is produced by Eric Demeusy, Andrea Dondanville, and Kyle McIntyre. While this may be Demeusy’s first feature-length movie behind the camera, it will certainly not be the last due to all of the positive attention the movie has been getting. you’re able to check out the exclusive clip fromProximityabove ahead of the May 15th VOD date.
