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BLAME

While on vacation in rural Wisconsin, five friends seek refuge in a lone building after their vehicle is wrecked in a vicious snowstorm. The group splits up to find help but when they reunite, one of them is found dead, revealing darker secrets among them.

Filmed in Wisconsin during the Polar Vortex of 2019, BLAME is a unique suspense-thriller that will leave you guessing until the very end.

  • BJ Rayniak
    Director
  • Richard Blake
    Writer
    The Rocket
  • BJ Rayniak
    Producer
    The Rocket
  • Richard Blake
    Producer
    The Rocket
  • Amber Michelle Blake
    Producer
    The Rocket
  • Emilio Morrone
    Producer
  • Stephen Wester
    Producer
  • Austin Brook
    Key Cast
    "Blake"
  • Roberto Jay
    Key Cast
    "Logan"
  • Delayne Mitchell
    Key Cast
    "Andy"
  • Lauren Elyse Buckley
    Key Cast
    "Mia"
  • Rachel Lynn David
    Key Cast
    "Ella"
  • Richard Blake
    Key Cast
    "Detective Young"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 26 minutes 18 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - BJ Rayniak

BJ Rayniak is an independent film Producer and Director who studied filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago. While living in Los Angeles, he worked on numerous movies, TV shows, music videos and commercials. This led to a unique opportunity working for the Hollywood Location Company as an On-Site Representative where he learned the day to day operations of managing a studio.

Years later, BJ moved back to Wisconsin with the purpose of creating films in his home state through his company, Rayni Day Productions. Since then, he and his wife, Angie, have produced the award winning feature film The Rocket, the documentary The Worth of Water: A Great Lakes Story, and most recently the suspense-thriller BLAME.

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