Dark Sense premiered in the USA at the Boston SciFi Film Festival in 2019. It has gone on to win multiple awards including Best International Film at the SENE Film Festival as well as being featured in two Bafta recognised film festivals and London FRIGHTFEST’s new talent strand.
FRIGHTFEST 2019– Dark Sense: A knock out, cleverly plotted, heart-pounding thriller based on the best seller ‘First and Only’ by Peter Flannery marking the assured feature debut of Scottish director Magnus Wake.
SciFiNow: “This is a serial killer thriller with a beating, bleeding heart, in which psycho meets psi and the end comes carefully scripted.”
The Hollywood News: “Dark Sense is the first feature film from Scottish director Magnus Wake. For a debut feature film, Dark Sense is very well put together. The film rattles along at a nice steady pace, gradually building as it approaches the finale.”
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Synopsis:
Simon, a powerful psychic, has seen his future — a serial killer will torture him to death. He has just four days to change the future, if he can. As a boy, Simon had another vision — of the killer slaughtering a family friend. Simon couldn’t stop that crime, and the tragedy traumatized him, leaving him unable to really use his powers. In the present, Simon hires a troubled ex-SAS soldier as a bodyguard. But when MI5 intervene and try to try to grab Simon for their own nefarious purposes, the plan goes awry. With his bodyguard out of action, the killer murders his way closer to and closer to Simon. In the adrenaline-fueled climax, Simon finds himself at the point of excruciating death in the killer’s secret lair. Will he finally realize the true extent of his powers, and how to use them to save his own life
Extras (Vimeo/partially Amazon)
Making of Dark Sense (Vimeo and Amazon(via extra rental or purchase))
This 33 minute documentary covers how the film was created. From when director Magnus Wake first approached author Peter Flannery to the final stages of distribution. With unique never before featured behind the scenes material.
4K version of Dark Sense (Vimeo)
This special version of the film is the full 4K digital master. The film was shot at 4k and 6k resolutions and in this unique version you get to see it in all it’s glory
Directors Commentary (Vimeo)
The film was based on First and Only, a kindle novel by Peter Flannery. This directors commentary features director Magnus Wake and author Peter Flannery.
Original Short Film, Simon- First and Only (Vimeo)
This short film was made off the back of the crowdfunding and features the opening of the film as was originally envisaged at the beginning of the development process. Much of the footage was later used in the final film.
Interview with Magnus and Peter (Vimeo)
These interviews discuss the original book First and Only and were part of the crowdfunding campaign. They provide and meaningful insight into the original book and how the characters and plotter developed.
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