Family Nightmare

2011 0h 10m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

Documentary

Synopsis

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A dizzy trip through the mid-1990s with a dysfunctional American family. Reliving a distracted child's birthday party, an emotionless wedding, a Halloween in a garage and a Christmas marked with alcohol, drugs and perversion, the film is a crumpled letter from a filmmaker to his family: a shattered kaleidoscope of the destructive patterns that have trapped and wounded its members.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dustin Guy Defa
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2056570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dustin Guy Defa directs. Dustin Guy Defa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Dustin Guy Defa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt2056570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Dustin Guy Defa
Runtime: 10 min · 0h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Family Nightmare (2011)

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Dustin Guy Defa

Key crew

ProducerDustin Guy Defa
EditorDustin Guy Defa
Sound EditorDustin Guy Defa

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2011-06-20NR

6.5