''Aversion'' is a 2009

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directed by GF Roberts. The film revolves around a

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who discovers too late that the woman he is hired to follow is often possessed by a demon. The original script, written by Roberts and Ted Spencer, combines

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with

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. The film is somewhat retro in nature because it was shot on

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and that over ninety percent of the effects are in camera. ''Aversion'' provides some

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throughout. The on-set

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were provided by Monster in My Closet FX under the supervision of Jeremy Selenfriend. Other crew members included assistant director Sabrina Simone, Jared Noe and D Garcia.

Plot

This original story marries three different elements into one plot. Alex Stokes (Andrew Roth) is a self-destructive, down-on-his-luck investigator who takes cases wherever he can. When a mysterious man offers him a healthy sum to follow his beautiful wife Claire (Melantha Blackthorne), Alex can't resist. Her seemingly mundane day-to-day activities take a strange turn when she tries to kill herself. After saving her, their chemistry proves too much to resist, and they become romantically entangled. But the fun has just begun as her

s escalate and Alex's entire town gets sucked into a

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. Can one lost soul get it together in time to save mankind.

Cast

Production

Direction

GF Roberts has been shooting

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for years. His projects range from comedy to horror and film to music videos. Starting with short films shot on

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with his friends, Roberts discovered that he had a knack for telling stories with the camera. Years later, after scripting a feature film, which was produced, he joined the production team and never looked back. He began shooting film-based projects and after investing in equipment began his own production company. From there he learned the workings of the camera and after sufficient experience he hired himself out as a

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, working on several films. He has also shot

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and a spec television show. He recently completed “The Citizen Core”, which was an official selection in the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and Sarah’s Demons, a horror short, was an official selection in the 2008

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Filming locations

The movie's opening scene was shot in Pennsylvania. The interrogation scenes were shot in Brooklyn. The bulk of the film, though, was shot in upstate New York, mainly

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, the infamous site of the 1969 concert,

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and Red Hook, NY. Although the film has various locations, it is not supposed to take place anywhere specific.

References

External links

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