Sarah Appleton

Movies

The J-Horror Virus
Producer
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From PSYCHIC VISION: JAGANREI (1988) and straight-to-video SCARY TRUE STORIES to such key titles as RING (1998), PULSE (2001) and THE GRUDGE (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.
The J-Horror Virus
Director
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From PSYCHIC VISION: JAGANREI (1988) and straight-to-video SCARY TRUE STORIES to such key titles as RING (1998), PULSE (2001) and THE GRUDGE (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.
Upside Down, Inside Out: An Appreciation of the Films of Quentin Dupieux by Elena Lazic
Camera Operator
An analysis of Quentin Dupieux's film "Incredible But True" by film critic Elena Lazic.
Upside Down, Inside Out: An Appreciation of the Films of Quentin Dupieux by Elena Lazic
Editor
An analysis of Quentin Dupieux's film "Incredible But True" by film critic Elena Lazic.
Upside Down, Inside Out: An Appreciation of the Films of Quentin Dupieux by Elena Lazic
Director
An analysis of Quentin Dupieux's film "Incredible But True" by film critic Elena Lazic.
Dreaming of Death:  Bob Clark's Horror Films
Editor
A feature length documentary examining the horror films of director Bob Clark
Dreaming of Death:  Bob Clark's Horror Films
Producer
A feature length documentary examining the horror films of director Bob Clark
Dreaming of Death:  Bob Clark's Horror Films
Director
A feature length documentary examining the horror films of director Bob Clark
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Director of Photography
Explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films – Witchfinder General, Blood on Satan’s Claw and The Wicker Man – through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, Australian and European horror, to the genre’s revival over the last decade.
The Found Footage Phenomenon
Writer
The documentary tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it transformed with technological changes throughout the last few decades.
The Found Footage Phenomenon
Director
The documentary tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it transformed with technological changes throughout the last few decades.
Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
Cinematography
Quinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship transition. Guided by academics Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker, this featurette explores this explosive subgenre.
The Brains Behind the Nightmare
Producer
A documentary about the making of Brain Dead (1990)
The Brains Behind the Nightmare
Director
A documentary about the making of Brain Dead (1990)
From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
Cinematography
Documentary tracing the history of Soviet fantasy and sci-fi films. Included on Severin's release of Viy.
End User
Producer
A mother and daughter allow their mobile phones to track their whereabouts and get more than they bargained for.
End User
Director
A mother and daughter allow their mobile phones to track their whereabouts and get more than they bargained for.
Release the Hound!
Producer
Documentary on the making of Hammer's adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
Italia Violenta
Director
Matthew Holness, writer and star of cult television series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, offers up an appreciation of Milano Calibro 9 and the Italian poliziotteschi sub-genre