The film Evil Things is available for review. If you're interested in receiving a screener copy, email Dominic Perez at domster2@gmail.com and let him know where you’d like him to mail it to. Additional information on the film and filmmakers can be found below:
Evil Things trailer:
http://www.evilthingsmovie.com/Evil_Things_Movie/Trailer.html
Evil Thing in the News:
http://www.fangoriaonline.com/home/news/9-film-news/1772-evil-things-lurk-in-upstate-ny-chiller.html
http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/blogs/03/19/2009/fired-investment-banker-turns-to-horror
EVIL THINGS is headed for the film festival circuit and earnestly seeking distribution.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS: These Latinos are not waiting for Hollywood to knock on their door.
When Dominic Perez was given notice that he would be let go from his job at an investment bank here in NYC, he contacted his friend Mario Valdez about what he should do. Mario quickly replied. “I have vacation time coming up. Let’s just make that movie you keep talking about.” Dominic replied, “That’s so crazy…ok, let’s do it!” So Dominic and Mario transformed Mario’s West New York, New Jersey apartment into a mini-production studio and began their filmmaking odyssey. The end result is Evil Things, a feature-length horror movie about a group of American teens being terrorized by unknown assailants.
MARIO VALDEZ came to NYC 10 years ago from Pergamino, Argentina looking for new opportunities. One day, while walking in Central Park, he saw a group of people shooting a movie (Cruel Intentions). After spending an entire day observing the crew create cinematic magic, Mario realized that he had found his true calling. As many immigrants before him, Mario started working 12 to 14 hour days in local NYC restaurants while taking English classes at night. After getting work as a production assistant on several independent video productions, Mario met writer/director Dominic Perez who was looking for a co-producer with whom he could produce a first time feature film. Mario didn’t let his lack of feature film production experience stop him from taking on yet another challenge. From pre-production to production and distribution and beyond, Mario is making it happen.
DOMINIC PEREZ began producing videos shortly after his older brother brought home a “hot” video camera that he bought from some homeless guy on the street in the Bronx. His older brother quickly became bored with his new toy, but Dominic’s interest grew each time he used this amazing little gadget to capture reality. After making several no-budget comedies and horror shorts using his family members as “talent”, Dominic joined DCTV (Downtown Community Television) where he worked as an unpaid intern. At DCTV he began producing, shooting and editing his own videos and also worked on projects for many other independent producers. For the past 10 years Dominic has been working at various investment banks while concurrently pursuing his interest in video. Dominic has shot and edited everything from knee surgery to documentaries and weddings and bar-mitzvahs.
Additional Quotes from Producer Mario Valdez
ON THE AUDITION PROCESS:
“We auditioned so many New York area actors. We saw the good, the bad, and the ugly, and even the what the f*ck was that?”
ON THE PRODUCTION PROCESS:
“We were in the middle of the woods at 2:00 am, it was 17 degrees below zero, I was cold and hungry and my toes were frozen. I suddenly turned to myself and realized…wow, I love this.”
ON DISTRIBUTION:
“I had no idea that the hardest work of filmmaking begins once the film is completed.”
Additional quotes from writer/director Dominic Perez
“Making a movie is good therapy. You’re so terrified that you don’t have time to think about your problems.“
"We had been planning our very tight shooting schedule for months. Everything was perfectly planned, and then a snowstorm hit the northeastern United States on our first day of shooting. A good friend said that it would be a blessing or a curse. We decided to allow the storm to be our blessing, and so it was."
"In the world of low-budget indie filmmaking, you should plan every detail and then let it all hang loose and just make it happen. If your main actress becomes incredibly ill and you only have 1 day to shoot something, instantly re-write the script and make her illness part of your story. The story Gods must want her to be sick for that particular scene. Reality is usually the best fiction."
Thanks
Dominic Perez & Mario Valdez
http://www.evilthingsmovie.com/
Evil Things trailer:
http://www.evilthingsmovie.com/Evil_Things_Movie/Trailer.html
Evil Thing in the News:
http://www.fangoriaonline.com/home/news/9-film-news/1772-evil-things-lurk-in-upstate-ny-chiller.html
http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/blogs/03/19/2009/fired-investment-banker-turns-to-horror
EVIL THINGS is headed for the film festival circuit and earnestly seeking distribution.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS: These Latinos are not waiting for Hollywood to knock on their door.
When Dominic Perez was given notice that he would be let go from his job at an investment bank here in NYC, he contacted his friend Mario Valdez about what he should do. Mario quickly replied. “I have vacation time coming up. Let’s just make that movie you keep talking about.” Dominic replied, “That’s so crazy…ok, let’s do it!” So Dominic and Mario transformed Mario’s West New York, New Jersey apartment into a mini-production studio and began their filmmaking odyssey. The end result is Evil Things, a feature-length horror movie about a group of American teens being terrorized by unknown assailants.
MARIO VALDEZ came to NYC 10 years ago from Pergamino, Argentina looking for new opportunities. One day, while walking in Central Park, he saw a group of people shooting a movie (Cruel Intentions). After spending an entire day observing the crew create cinematic magic, Mario realized that he had found his true calling. As many immigrants before him, Mario started working 12 to 14 hour days in local NYC restaurants while taking English classes at night. After getting work as a production assistant on several independent video productions, Mario met writer/director Dominic Perez who was looking for a co-producer with whom he could produce a first time feature film. Mario didn’t let his lack of feature film production experience stop him from taking on yet another challenge. From pre-production to production and distribution and beyond, Mario is making it happen.
DOMINIC PEREZ began producing videos shortly after his older brother brought home a “hot” video camera that he bought from some homeless guy on the street in the Bronx. His older brother quickly became bored with his new toy, but Dominic’s interest grew each time he used this amazing little gadget to capture reality. After making several no-budget comedies and horror shorts using his family members as “talent”, Dominic joined DCTV (Downtown Community Television) where he worked as an unpaid intern. At DCTV he began producing, shooting and editing his own videos and also worked on projects for many other independent producers. For the past 10 years Dominic has been working at various investment banks while concurrently pursuing his interest in video. Dominic has shot and edited everything from knee surgery to documentaries and weddings and bar-mitzvahs.
Additional Quotes from Producer Mario Valdez
ON THE AUDITION PROCESS:
“We auditioned so many New York area actors. We saw the good, the bad, and the ugly, and even the what the f*ck was that?”
ON THE PRODUCTION PROCESS:
“We were in the middle of the woods at 2:00 am, it was 17 degrees below zero, I was cold and hungry and my toes were frozen. I suddenly turned to myself and realized…wow, I love this.”
ON DISTRIBUTION:
“I had no idea that the hardest work of filmmaking begins once the film is completed.”
Additional quotes from writer/director Dominic Perez
“Making a movie is good therapy. You’re so terrified that you don’t have time to think about your problems.“
"We had been planning our very tight shooting schedule for months. Everything was perfectly planned, and then a snowstorm hit the northeastern United States on our first day of shooting. A good friend said that it would be a blessing or a curse. We decided to allow the storm to be our blessing, and so it was."
"In the world of low-budget indie filmmaking, you should plan every detail and then let it all hang loose and just make it happen. If your main actress becomes incredibly ill and you only have 1 day to shoot something, instantly re-write the script and make her illness part of your story. The story Gods must want her to be sick for that particular scene. Reality is usually the best fiction."
Thanks
Dominic Perez & Mario Valdez
http://www.evilthingsmovie.com/
