The winner of fest prizes and strong advance reviews is poised for wider exposure.
Dark Sky Films has announced that it will bring DOOBA DOOBA to theaters and digital platforms January 23. Shot entirely on in-home security cameras, the analog horror feature has won Best Overall Feature at Nightmares Film Festival and Best Horror Film at Midwest WeirdFest, plus honors at a number of other fests. Written and directed by Ehrland Hollingsworth, it stars Betsy Sligh, Amna Vegha, Erin O’Meara, Winston Haynes and Billy Hulsey. The synopsis: “Nearly a decade after her brother’s murder, 16-year-old Monroe [Sligh] still needs a babysitter. Amna [Vegha] comes to babysit Monroe and learns that not only is she being watched by security cameras, but she needs to say ‘dooba dooba’ whenever she moves throughout the house, to let Monroe know that it’s her. The night goes on, and Amna becomes increasingly unnerved and Monroe increasingly attached.”
