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The Shadow Hours

A Neo-Noir following twin brothers born with a mysterious condition: only one of them can be awake at a time. Posing as one person, each awake for only half of a day, they make a living as private investigators... until a budding romance threatens to ruin their lives.

  • Kyle Higgins
    Director
    The League
  • Kyle Higgins
    Writer
    The League, Nightwing, Batman Beyond, Gates of Gotham
  • Kyle Higgins
    Producer
  • Nick Erickson
    Producer
  • JJ Vazquez
    Producer
  • Tom Riley
    Key Cast
    DaVinci's Demons, Starfish, The Collection
  • Britt Lower
    Key Cast
    Man Seeking Woman, Sisters
  • Bear McCreary
    Composer
    Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Outlander
  • Lindsey Moran
    Production Designer
    The Hunger Games, Bad Milo, Frontier
  • Michael Nie
    Cinematographer
    Dust, Not Your Time
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Thriller, Neo-Noir, Drama
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, F65
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.40:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hollyshorts
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    August 16, 2016
    World Premiere
  • Another Hole in the Head
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    November 4, 2016
    Winner: Best Thriller/Suspense
  • Juggernaut Film Festival
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    March 4, 2017
    Winner: Best Fantasy Film, Winner: Audience Choice Award
  • Taos Shortz
    Taos
    United States
    April 14, 2017
  • Newport Beach Film Festival
    Newport Beach
    United States
    April 22, 2017
  • Beverly Hills Film Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    April 27, 2017
    Winner - Best Cinematography
Director Biography - Kyle Higgins

Kyle Higgins is a filmmaker out of the comic book world, a #1 New York Times Best Selling author whose past work includes Nightwing, Batman Eternal, Gates of Gotham, and Batman Beyond 2.0. After spending two years at the University of Iowa, Kyle transferred to Chapman University, where he directed a superhero noir titled The League, about the 1960's superhero labor union of Chicago. In addition to opening doors at Marvel and DC Comics, the film served as a creative launch point for Kyle's 2014 Image Comics series, C.O.W.L.

At present, Kyle is developing several live action properties, including an adaptation of his upcoming Image Comics series, Hadrian's Wall. He is currently writing the #1 selling book in Boom Studios history, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

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Director Statement

My name is Kyle Higgins and during the last five years, I’ve written over one hundred and thirty comics for Marvel, DC, and Image Comics. I’ve had four graphic novels on the New York Times Best Seller list, and been a guest of honor at a dozen conventions.

The Shadow Hours is my second short. It’s a high concept Neo-Noir that follows twin brothers born with a mysterious condition: only one of them can be awake at a time. Posing as one person, each awake for only half of a day, they make a living as private investigators, until a budding romance threatens to ruin their lives.

The film features TOM RILEY (star of DaVinci’s Demons and The Collection) and BRITT LOWER (Man Seeking Woman and Sisters), with a score by Emmy Award Winning Composer BEAR MCCREARY (10 Cloverfield Lane, and Battlestar Galactica) .

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

With regards,

Kyle Higgins