Available Light
2015 · 71 min · ★ 4.3
An experimental feature film about people in different cities who are trying to escape their loneliness through love, lust or a combination of both. The film was shot in real locations using only available light. The viewer is both a voyeur - watching the characters in intimate situations that are not meant to be seen - and an active participant - imagining what the characters are going through and making connections between them that may or may not be real.
Directed by Todd Verow · Written by Todd Verow
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MovieComedyDrama
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Bad Boy Street · 2012Bad Boy Street
★ 5.42012
MovieDramaRomance
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MovieDrama
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★ 5.41997
MovieComedy
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MovieDrama
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MovieDrama
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MovieDrama
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★ 4.72020
MovieDrama
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★ 4.61991
MovieComedy
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★ 4.62012
MovieDrama
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★ 4.21996
MovieDramaThriller
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★ 4.12013
MovieDramaMystery
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Stevie Hanley
Yann de Monterno
Philly Abe
Mike Dreyden
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