Deadstream

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joseph Winter directs. Jared Cook behind the camera. Joseph Winter scores. Joseph Winter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 4 years ago.
• 3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
• 4Directed by Joseph Winter, shot by Jared Cook. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Joseph Winter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Joseph Winter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone and Jason K. Wixom carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "He's dying for followers".
• 9IMDB entry: tt12788488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Classified under 8 themes, including "haunted house", "ghost", "found footage", "urbex".

The technical file

Cinematography

Jared Cook

Original score

Joseph Winter

Editing

Joseph Winter

Production design

Amy Leah Nelson Smith

Costume design

Anna Hayes

Makeup / hair

Mikaela Kester

Sound

Brenden Bytheway

Stunt coordinator

Corbett McAllister

Runtime

88 min · 1h 28m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$1,031,519

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Deadstream (2022) ↗

Also by

Joseph Winter

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  2022 · ★ 5.8
• 
  There's Something in My Room

  2013
• 
  Pest

  2016
• 
  Abandoned in Space

  2012

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  "I'm Not an Exorcist!"

  Clip · Official
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  "I Summon Thee"

  Clip · Official
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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• WI

  Winterspectre Entertainment

• JA

  Jared R Cook Productions

• ST

  Stonehaven Entertainment

• FR

  Freeway CAM B.V.

Key crew

• Executive ProducerLynette B. Cook
• Executive ProducerNaomi McClure
• Executive ProducerAmanda Seria
• Executive ProducerIris Seria
• Executive ProducerPatty Winter
• EditorJoseph Winter
• EditorVanessa Winter
• Production DesignAmy Leah Nelson Smith
• Art DirectionMeg Cabell
• Set DecorationMaggie Glendenning
• Set DecorationTiffany Hilton
• Costume DesignAnna Hayes
• Makeup Department HeadMikaela Kester
• Makeup ArtistSamantha Lambson
• ProducerMelanie Stone
• ProducerJoseph Winter
• ProducerVanessa Winter
• ProducerJared Cook
• Associate ProducerJoshua M. Cook
• Sound DesignerBrenden Bytheway
• Sound DesignerDoug May
• Creature DesignTroy Larson
• Special Effects Makeup ArtistMikaela Kester
• First Assistant DirectorBlaine Haws

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• haunted house
• ghost
• found footage
• urbex
• social media influencer
• screenlife
• livestream
• found footage adjacent

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2022-03-11R· South by Southwest Film Festival
• Digital2022-10-06R· Shudder

Also known as

International titles

• پخش غیر زندهIR
• Паранормальные явления. Дом призраковRU
• UrbexPL