
Phillip Escott
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A young gladiator enslaved in the Roman arena in 171 A.D. escapes by chariot towards the freedom of Hadrian's Wall. Fighting centurions and mercenaries along the way, he becomes a folk hero for all those struggling to fight Roman oppression.
In the Name of Ben-Hur
A brand new feature-length documentary featuring new interviews with the cast and crew of Anna and the Apocalypse, produced exclusively by Second SIght Films for their 2-disc Blu-ray release of the movie.
The Making of Anna and the Apocalypse

A feature-length documentary going behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2015 film Tangerine.
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

Hunted by raiders, a band of crusading knights escort the holy grail through a valley of black death where they must hack and slash their way to freedom.
Knight of the Dead

Horror bleeds into the 21st Century in an incisive documentary looking back at the late 1990s film industry on a global scale to find out what happened at the turn of the millennium to allow for the huge wealth of horror films flooding out from all corners of the globe. From SCREAM (1996), THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) and FINAL DESTINATION (2000), to WRONG TURN (2003), HOSTEL (2005) and SAW (2004), with insight from Joe Lynch, Xavier Gens and Bill Malone who track the technology, the industry and the societal changes behind the next generation of horror films.
Generation Terror

Documentary about the 1999 film. Featured on the special features for The Blair Witch Project Second Sight Blu-ray release.
The Blair Witch Documentary
2022 Interview with director Koji Shiraishi.
Found Again: Koji Shiraishi Talks Fake Documentary

A brand new feature-length documentary exploring the social contexts behind Canadian horror cinema from filmmakers and authors Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik.
The Quiet Revolution: State, Society and the Canadian Horror Film

Philipp Escott returns to the roots of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, accompanied by familiar filmmakers and critics, delving into the reasons behind the movie’s impact on an entire generation and its perpetuating legacy.
The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Young Autism sufferer Danny enjoys the serenity and solitude of camping. That's all about to change when enraged teens Nicholas, Calvin and Julia find him, each with their own agenda for wanting to see Danny suffer.
Cruel Summer

Delves into the career of the notorious Italian filmmaker, Aristide Massaccesi aka Joe D'Amato, the infamous director behind the legendary Video Nasties Anthropophagus: The Beast and Absurd.
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

A brand new feature-length documentary on the film’s production, including new interviews with director Stephen Frears, director of photography Oliver Stapleton, editor Michael Audsley, executive producer Barbara Defina and co-producer Peggy Rajaki.
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

The documentary tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it transformed with technological changes throughout the last few decades.
The Found Footage Phenomenon

A series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy.
The Ring Legacy
For decades Italian genre cinema dominated the world and before changing beyond recognition it went to unthinkable places. Giants don't die quietly however and this is the story of an industry's most absurd, extreme, blood-soaked fight for survival. Through dozens of brand new interviews, and never-before-seen archival materials, with the men and women who were there during one of the most unique moments in film history, MASTERS OF MAYHEM tells their stories of scandal, contradictions, drama and outrage.
Masters of Mayhem

A 30th anniversary documentary about Ghostwatch.
Do You Believe In Ghosts?: 30 Years of Ghostwatch
What happens to the ‘final girl’ after the credits roll?
Capture

An interview documentary about the film “Revenge”. Featuring Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Lutz
Out for Blood

Working with Luigo Fulci and making 'Touch of Death'.
Touch of Death: Reflections in a Broken Mirror
An analysis of Italian director Sergio Martino's Giallo films of the 1970s.