Private Project

The Outwaters

Four travelers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert.

  • Robbie Banfitch
    Director
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road, Card Zero
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Writer
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road, Card Zero
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Producer
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road, Card Zero
  • Beau J. Genot
    Producer
    Trucker Patti, Spinning Dry, Exvallis, Tinsman Road, Card Zero
  • Angela Basolis
    Key Cast
    "Ange Bocuzzi"
    Exvallis
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Key Cast
    "Robbie Zagorac"
    Tinsman Road, Card Zero, The Trouble with Barry
  • Scott Schamell
    Key Cast
    "Scott Zagorac"
    Card Zero, Exvallis
  • Michelle May
    Key Cast
    "Michelle August"
    Card Zero, Bikini Model Academy
  • Leslie Ann Banfitch
    Key Cast
    "Leslie Zagorac"
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road
  • Aro Caitlin
    Key Cast
    "Aro Aguilar"
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Editor
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road, Card Zero
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Special Effects
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road
  • Robert Abramoff
    Executive Producer
    Tinsman Road, Exvallis, Card Zero
  • Salem Belladonna
    Composer
    Tinsman Road
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Cinematography
    Exvallis, Tinsman Road, Card Zero
  • Robbie Banfitch
    Sound Design
    Tinsman Road, Exvallis, Card Zero
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 50 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 18, 2022
  • 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:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • New Jersey Film Festival
    New Brunswick, NJ
    United States
    February 12, 2022
    World Premiere
  • Unnamed Footage Festival
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    March 19, 2022
    Theatrical Premiere
    Best Feature
  • Panic Fest
    Kansas City, MO
    United States
    April 30, 2022
    Regional Premiere
  • Chattanooga Film Festival
    Chattanooga, TN
    United States
    June 23, 2022
    Regional Premiere
  • Galacticat
    Tárrega
    Spain
    August 19, 2022
    European Premiere
  • The Dead of Night Film Festival
    Merseyside
    United Kingdom
    October 2, 2022
    U.K. Premiere
    Best Feature
  • Philadelphia Unnamed Festival
    Philadelphia, PA
    United States
    September 29, 2022
    Pennsylvania Premiere
  • Lambertville Halloween Festival
    Lambertville, New Jersey
    United States
    October 21, 2022
    New Jersey Theatrical Premiere
  • Irish Film Institute’s Horrorthon
    Dublin
    Ireland
    October 30, 2022
    Ireland Premiere
  • Dead and SudBuried
    Sudbury, Suffolk
    United Kingdom
    November 19, 2022
    Suffolk Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Cinedigm
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
  • Screambox
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Video on Demand
  • Bloody Disgusting
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Theatrical
Director Biography - Robbie Banfitch

Robbie Banfitch (born Robert Joseph Banfitch) is an American screenwriter, film director, writer, actor, and musician. He attended School of Visual Arts in Manhattan (2003-2007) and currently resides in Los Angeles. He has previously worked for After Dark Films (2007-2009) and Greenpeace (2011-2020).

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Director Statement

I'm the writer/director of "The Outwaters" and I'm excited to share this movie with the world. It was filmed in the dark and dust and along the sand-swept highways of the Mojave. I'm proud of what our cast and crew accomplished together and will look back on this shoot as one of the best times of my life. It’s been a longtime dream to make a “scary movie”.

I hesitate to say much about the film itself, so I'll just say this: if I’ve done my job well, it should raise hairs and evoke chills, even from die-hard horror fans. I aimed for a naturalistic, slow-burn experience that will take its audience to a place they've never been, and then beyond. I aimed for something lovely, dark and deep.

Scary movies, of course, are best viewed in the dark, so turn off the lights, make some popcorn and press play. We invite you on a unique, otherworldly voyage into chaos.