Dark Mirror (2007)

Director:

Pablo Proenza

Writers:

Matthew Reynolds
Pablo Proenza

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Behind the reflection is what you fear most

Plot:

A photographer moves her family into a strange old house, where she discovers an alternate reality reflected in the glass... A dark reality that is closing in on her.

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lisa Vidal	...	Deborah Martin
David Chisum	...	Jim Martin
Joshua Pelegrin	...	Ian Martin
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Grace
Christine Lakin	...	Tammy
David Farkas	...	Chad
John Newton	...	Brendan
Jim Storm	...	Frank
Tucker Smallwood	...	Detective Williams
Jay Knowlton	...	Detective Vasquez
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Frat Boy
Jean Carol	...	Real Estate Agent
Susan Brindley	...	Professional Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Valarie Cavazo	...	TV Reporter
Marcus DeAnda	...	Rupert Wells (as Marcus De Anda)
Madeline Dignadice	...	Eleanor's daughter
Dakota Edwards	...	Ian's Double
Daeg Faerch	...	Neighbor Kid
Deborah Jay	...	Officer #1
Bryce Kasamoto	...	Kid #1
Jessica Kasamoto	...	Kid #2
Sarah Kelly	...	Parent #1
Kristin Lorenz	...	CSI Photographer
John Manzo	...	Officer #2
Tim Pfeiffer	...	Officer #3
Nicole Rice	...	Receptionist's Voice (voice)
Juliana Rong	...	Mrs. Yoshida

Directed by
Pablo Proenza

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pablo Proenza
Matthew Reynolds

Produced by
Sunday Boling	....	associate producer
Meg Morman	....	associate producer
Erin Ploss-Campoamor	....	producer
Ralf Weinfurtner	....	line producer

Original Music by
Pieter A. Schlosser
Isaac Sprintis

Cinematography by
Armando Salas

Film Editing by
Todd Bush
Pablo Proenza

Casting by
Sunday Boling
Meg Morman

Production Design by
Jaeson Kay

Art Direction by
Emily Perez

Costume Design by
Maria Schicker
Nora Wooldridge		(co-costume designer)

Makeup Department
Essie Cha	....	day player makeup artist
Annette Lorant	....	makeup artist
Isabella Wiley	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Josh Eggebeen	....	unit production manager
Stephen F. Newnam	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Battaglia	....	second assistant director
Bryan Boardley	....	second assistant director
Tom Hardy	....	first assistant director
Janet Yi	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jonathan Buchanan	....	lead man
John Calderon	....	swing
Jared Courter	....	on-set dresser
Jim Jerome	....	lead man
Johanna Nelson	....	on-set dresser
Michael O'Luasaigh	....	swing
Mike Smith	....	swing

Sound Department
Christian Dwiggins	....	re-recording engineer
Christian Dwiggins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Saravoot Kaitkalang	....	boom operator
Jimmy Kuehn	....	boom operator
Randy Lawson	....	sound
Mike Risha	....	dialogue editor
R.D. White	....	sound designer
R.D. White	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Mark Weatherbe	....	special effects supervisor
Isabella Wiley	....	special effects makeup (as Isabella Gasser)

Visual Effects by
Anthony Barcelo	....	digital compositor
Andreas Jablonka	....	digital compositor
Pablo Proenza	....	visual effects
Ryan Scott	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Andreas Burgess	....	electrician
Blane Dydasco	....	electrician
Emily Eggan	....	camera loader
Bill Fernandez	....	best boy electric
Kelly C. Gallamore	....	best boy grip
Anthony Godoy	....	still photographer
C.J. Julian	....	key grip
Erica Kim	....	grip
Paul Marschall	....	gaffer
Dawn Nakamura	....	second assistant camera
Zachary Sieffert	....	first assistant camera
Tim van der Linden	....	electrician
Annie Wildmoser	....	additional first assistant camera
Rick Young	....	grip

Casting Department
LaVonne Rae Andrews	....	extras casting
Carmen Betancourt	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nora Wooldridge	....	assistant costume designer
Nora Wooldridge	....	wardrobe coordinator

Editorial Department
Barry Goch	....	on-line editor

Transportation Department
Evan Fitzsimmons	....	driver
Robert Fulps	....	driver
Robert Fulps	....	transportation captain
Joe Raj	....	driver
Joseph Raj	....	driver
Tony Ruiz	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brian Boesl	....	production assistant
Jules Fairley	....	production assistant (as Jared Fairley)
Nick Langseth	....	production assistant
Paul Michalak	....	key production assistant
Kris Smith	....	script supervisor
Diane Timmons	....	caterer
Jeremy Wayland	....	production assistant

Thanks
Carolina Paiz	....	special thanks
Nick Towle	....	special thanks
Diego Velasco	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cut Glass Productions LLC

Distributors

• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Opal Movies (2009) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Engine Room Studios  post-production facilities
• Impeccable Taste Catering  catering
• The Engine Room  sound post-production
• Whisperworks Studios  visual effects services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cut Glass Productions LLC

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Deborah takes a picture directly into the bathroom mirror, then falls backwards into the tub, she looks at the resulting shot and it shows her in mid-fall with the camera clearly pointed at the ceiling. Even if the mirror has magical or mystic powers, the digital camera would have reproduced the image presented to the lens, not the point of view of the mirror.

A Polanski kind of scary...

Dark Mirror is one best horror flicks of 2009! It's scary but not the usual, banal 'blood and gore' scary - it's a Polanski kind of scary, a thinking person's horror film. The performances are fantastic and Lisa Vidal is mesmerizing. The scene in the bathroom where she's trying to convince her husband something is wrong with the house is absolutely brilliant - the kind of scene that is truly unforgettable, in that wonderfully unsettling way. Curious to see what this director does next because his talent really shines through despite the limitations of a presumably small budget. I think horror fans will definitely dig this flick - but I also think anyone who likes creative and intelligent film-making will appreciate it as well.