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The Making of 29 Needles

A spoiler rich account of how the indie passion-project, which cost $2,500 to make, went from the seed of an idea, to an award winning horror film with a distribution deal only months after it's world premiere.

  • Scott Philip Goergens
    Director
    29 Needles
  • Scott Philip Goergens
    Writer
    29 Needles
  • Scott Philip Goergens
    Producer
    29 Needles
  • Scott Philip Goergens
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Willy Richardson
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Victor Acord
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • P. Andrew Willis
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Unearthed Films
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Scott Philip Goergens

Having made a variety of shorts in his teens, Scott Philip Goergens first feature, 29 Needles, wasn't made until he was in his 30's-40's. After completion of the filming, and while it was in post production, Goergens began working for Pat Moran, CSA as a Casting Associate and worked on a variety of independent and blockbuster movies as well as worked on the first four seasons of HBO's VEEP.

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Director Statement

My work is meant to challenge. To push the boundaries of what is conventionally comfortable and "normal". 29 Needles is meant to highlight aspects of the human condition in ways that evoke tones of anxiety, perversion, fear, and the things we do in our lives to combat them and the graphic imagery and shock is used for narrative purposes. When we sit in what is uncomfortable - we discover how we survive through them. This is what Francis does and so does the viewer as we follow his journey. 29 Needles is a psycho-sexual body horror, but more than anything is a character study.