The After School Special vibe at the back of Marshall Burnette’s Silo isn’t a bug. It’s a feature. Because beyond creating a captivatingly suspenseful premise with which to build a plot, grain entrapment is a significant enough issue to demand a path towards awareness as much as cinematic entertainment. As the text that appears right before the end credits states: one person has been victim to such incidents approximately every fifteen days since the 1960s. That’s a crazy stat and yet those of us who’ve never set foot on a farm would still be ignorant to it without a piece like this to bring it to our attention. For us the nightmare is an abstract fluke. To those like the characters on-screen, it’s a sobering reality.
While it’s one thing to imagine terror at night resulting from some unknowable or unbelievable supernatural monster,...
While it’s one thing to imagine terror at night resulting from some unknowable or unbelievable supernatural monster,...
- 5/5/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Purveyors of indies both from the U.S. and internationally, Oscilloscope’s latest release finds them presenting a story from the American heartland. Starring Jack Difalco, Danny Ramirez, and Jeremy Holm, Marshall Burnette’s Silo is based on his acclaimed, Tribeca-selected documentary short of the same name. Following a festival premiere back in 2019, the drama is now set for a release this May and the first trailer has arrived.
As the official synopsis reads, Silo follows a harrowing day in an American farm town and is inspired by a true story. Disaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot tall silo where corn quickly turns to quicksand. Shedding light on an issue plaguing rural America, Silo shows how dangerous modern farming can be, while also highlighting the...
As the official synopsis reads, Silo follows a harrowing day in an American farm town and is inspired by a true story. Disaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot tall silo where corn quickly turns to quicksand. Shedding light on an issue plaguing rural America, Silo shows how dangerous modern farming can be, while also highlighting the...
- 4/5/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired worldwide rights to the Marshall Burnette-directed Silo, the first-ever film about grain entrapment. The film is slated to be released later this year.
Inspired by true events and set in an American farm town, Silo is a dramatic thriller that follows Cody (Jack Difalco) who is a victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot tall silo where corn quickly turns to quicksand. The film puts the spotlight on an issue that has a signficant impact on rural America, showing the dangers of modern farming.
“As someone who grew up in NYC loving arthouse cinema, I have admired Oscilloscope’s rich history and incredible taste for my entire producing career,” said Silo producer Samuel Goldberg. “Our goal has always been to use the power of storytelling to inspire empathy and unite people,...
Inspired by true events and set in an American farm town, Silo is a dramatic thriller that follows Cody (Jack Difalco) who is a victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot tall silo where corn quickly turns to quicksand. The film puts the spotlight on an issue that has a signficant impact on rural America, showing the dangers of modern farming.
“As someone who grew up in NYC loving arthouse cinema, I have admired Oscilloscope’s rich history and incredible taste for my entire producing career,” said Silo producer Samuel Goldberg. “Our goal has always been to use the power of storytelling to inspire empathy and unite people,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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