Dark Night

Employing a pseudo-documentary technique and a cast of non-professional actors, DARK NIGHT follows the activities of six strangers over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight, the shooter among them. As was the case with Sutton's previous two films, PAVILLION and MEMPHIS, landscape and setting are integral to his carefully crafted minimalism. Shot in Sarasota, Florida and lensed by veteran French DP Helene Louvart (PINA), the dream-like visuals articulate the nearly wordless characters' sense of alienation and suburban malaise. With an original score by Montreal-based Maica Armata, the film is as deeply suspenseful as it is mournfully melancholic.