Out Go the Lights

Adam finds himself in the last room before the afterlife, but will he have time to save himself before the last light in the room goes out?

  • Edward Mines
    Director
    Dark Fall, Without Reason
  • Edward Mines
    Writer
    Dark Fall, Without Reason
  • Cameron Thorpe
    Producer
    Worrying, Divorce Party, The Dunkells
  • David Draper
    Key Cast
  • Greg Liow
    Key Cast
    My Wife Satan, The Neighbors
  • Kelsi James
    Key Cast
  • Michael Ierulli
    Director of Photography
    Shutterbug, Chewed, Unrequited Love
  • Edward Mines
    Editor
    Dark Fall, Without Reason
  • Bianca Sbrocchi
    Production Designer
    Without Reason, Last Light
  • Dylan Broda
    Sound Designer
    Dark Fall, Without Reason, Nine to Five, Antechamber, E.C.O., My Wife Satan
  • Stephan Andre Guschewski
    Composer
    The Florist, E.C.O.
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance, Cerebral, Personal, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 18, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Canon C300 Mark II)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Sheridan BFTV Screenings
    Oakville
    Canada
    April 26, 2017
    North American Premiere
Director Biography - Edward Mines

Born in England in 1997 before moving to Canada at the age of 6, Edward first started making stop motion videos in 2008, and has progressed to live action since. Throughout Middle School and High School, he made a wide range of comedy, parody, action, drama, and horror films, ranging in length from less than a minute to nearly an hour. In 2015, Edward was accepted to Sheridan College's emerging Bachelor of Film and Television Program. Since then, he has been honing his craft and building up great connections with his peers. In his second year, he directed 3 short films for his school projects, and only plans to do more in the years to come.

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Director Statement

Out Go the Lights was an idea I originally had the first inkling of in late 2015. I submitted an early script for the idea to the student committee in charge of selecting and green-lighting the "Student Initiative" films that would be produced in the second semester. Out go the Lights was passed up because it was too ambitious for first year, and so I gradually developed the idea over the summer until I once again submitted it in my second year. It was picked, and over 4 months from January to late April 2017, I worked on it with my crew. It premiered to a large crowd during the Sheridan BFTV Year-End screenings, and got a terrific response. I'm proud of how the film turned out, and I'm glad to see the efforts of everyone who worked on it pay off.