Smile for the Camera

Smile for the Camera (2005)

Double exposures produced by an antique camera lead two New York photography students on a bizarre and unnerving journey to a backwater town, where a cult of mysterious 'boxheads' entrap victims whose smiling photographs appear on the boxes that hide their own faces.

Date of release
2005-03-11
Runtime
29m
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Director
Jordan Galland

Casting

Interesting facts

Smile for the Camera is a short 2005 independent film. It was directed, produced and edited by Jordan Galland, who co-wrote the story and screenplay with Sean Lennon. Galland and Lennon also wrote the theme song, which was performed by Galland's Domino bandmate Domino Kirke and her sister Jemima Kirke. Although the film's cast, with the exception of Erika Thormahlen, had no previous acting experience, Milla Jovovich and Sean Lennon make cameo appearances as "Boxheads". The film has been released on DVD.

Production

Smile for the Camera was filmed during November 2004, on Long Island's south fork, with an all-volunteer cast and crew, using a Panasonic AG-DVX 100B Digital video camera.

The DVD and music can be purchased from the movie's website

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