Black Swarm

"The ultimate buzzkill"

2007 1h 29m EN

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4.2

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★4.2TMDB · 42

HorrorAction

Synopsis

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A widow, Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from Manhattan to Black Stone, New York, with her daughter Kelsey. There she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a homeless man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly; an entomologist, Katherine is summoned to help with the investigation, along with Devin, Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends Eli, a scientist who has developed genetically modified wasps to the army as a weapon, and who is now trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the swarm.

“The ultimate buzzkill”

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Cast

Sebastien Roberts
Devin Hall / Dan Hall
Sarah Allen
Jane Kozik
Jayne Heitmeyer
Katherine Randell
Rebecca Windheim
Kelsey Kozik
Robert Englund
Eli Giles
Michel Perron
Mayor Blatz
Sheena Larkin
Beverly Rowe
Robert Higden
Father Francis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Winning
Writers: Todd Samovitz
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Winning, shot by Daniel Vincelette. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Simon Webb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sebastien Roberts and Sarah Allen and Jayne Heitmeyer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Winning directs. Daniel Vincelette behind the camera. Simon Webb cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 19 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Part of the "Maneater Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by David Winning, shot by Daniel Vincelette. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Simon Webb shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sebastien Roberts and Sarah Allen and Jayne Heitmeyer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The ultimate buzzkill".
10IMDB entry: tt1090189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Daniel Vincelette
Editing: Simon Webb
Production design: Gaudeline Sauriol
Costume design: Janet Campbell
Makeup / hair: Julie Brisebois
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Black Swarm (2007)

Part of

Maneater Collection

Maneater Series is the name, logo and line look given to a series of made-for-television natural horror films on DVD produced by RHI Entertainment for the Syfy Channel, and distributed by Vivendi Entertainment. The Maneater Series logo and line look were created under the direction of Danny Tubbs, the executive director of creative services of Vivendi Entertainment. The deal, made in October 2006, stipulated that the first ten films would premiere on the US-based channel in 2007, but due to a pre-licensing agreement, the first six actually premiered in Canada on the video on demand channel Movie Central on Demand. Most of the early films in the series were filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.