Grave Encounters

"They were searching for proof... they found it."

2011 1h 33m EN

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Synopsis

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A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

“They were searching for proof... they found it.”

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Cast

Sean Rogerson
Lance Preston
Ashleigh Gryzko
Sasha Parker
Merwin Mondesir
T.C. Gibson
Mackenzie Gray
Houston Gray
Juan Riedinger
Matt White
Arthur Corber
Dr. Arthur Friedkin
Luis Javier
Javier Ortega (Gardener)
Shawn Macdonald
Morgan Turner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Ortiz
Writers: Stuart Ortiz, Colin Minihan
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Ortiz, shot by Tony Mirza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Quynne Alana Paxa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sean Rogerson and Ashleigh Gryzko and Merwin Mondesir carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They were searching for proof... they found it.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Ortiz directs. Tony Mirza behind the camera. Quynne Alana Paxa scores. Stuart Ortiz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Grave Encounters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Stuart Ortiz, shot by Tony Mirza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Quynne Alana Paxa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Stuart Ortiz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sean Rogerson and Ashleigh Gryzko and Merwin Mondesir carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They were searching for proof... they found it.".
9IMDB entry: tt1703199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "haunting", "insane asylum", "paranormal", "psychiatric hospital".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Mirza
Original score: Quynne Alana Paxa
Editing: Stuart Ortiz
Production design: Paul McCulloch
Costume design: Natalie Simon
Makeup / hair: Amber Makar
Sound: Vince Renaud
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Grave Encounters (2011)

Part of

Grave Encounters Collection

A found footage style horror film series set in an abandoned haunted psychiatric hospital.

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Gimly2016-08-23
★ 5/10
With what little I knew about Grave Encounters, I knew it had ticked enough of my "Generally Avoid" boxes that I never really had any interest in watching it. In fact the only reason I saw it at all was because of a recommendation I got online when I posed the question "Where there any good movies in 2011"? I didn't love Grave Encounters. But I am, to my surprise, super glad that I watched it. If more Found Footage Horror films were like this one, maybe I wouldn't detest the genre. Seriously, although I had a number of problems with the movie, I'd still put this one up closer to The Last Exorcism and The Blair Witch Project than to the usual dreck the genre offers. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Sierbahnn2026-06-16
★ 7/10
This is just lovely! The idea of locations being the antagonists (House on Haunted Hill springs to mind) is always hit-or-miss, and this one hits it. It hits it hard. The movie works wonders with its location, the interplay between the characters on camera and 'off', and once the spooky things start happening it is done in a way that does not burn all the good stuff and gets repetitive, but instead builds on previous hints and 'behind you'-shots until you are jumping at shadows. The acting is solid, the cinematography great, the directing on point and while some of the effects are a tad bit cheesy, this is a great horrormovie I keep going back to over and over.