''Impulse'' is a 2010 American

suspense thriller Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

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written, produced, and directed by

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods Scott Beck (born October 22, 1984) and Bryan Woods (born September 14, 1984) are an American filmmaking duo. They created the story for and co-wrote the post-apocalyptic horror film ''A Quiet Place'' (2018), and wrote and directed the supernatu ...

. The film is about the last day on Earth as deadly events unfold around a man (

Chris Masterson Christopher Kennedy Masterson (born January 22, 1980) is an American actor and disc jockey known best for his role as Francis on the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle''. He is the younger brother of actor Danny Masterson, and the older half-bro ...

) racing to his final and most significant act. The film made its debut on the closing night of the 2010

LA Shorts Fest The LA Shorts International Film Festival (LA Shorts) founded by Robert Arentz in 1997 is one of the largest international short film festivals in the world with more than 300 films screening annually. In order to qualify for a short film award at ...

. ''Impulse'' was picked up for distribution by Shorts International.

Production

The film was produced by Bluebox Limited Films and shot in

Perry, Iowa Perry is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River. The population was 7,836 at the time of the 2020 Census. It is part of the Des Moines– West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Perry was ...

in November 2009. Post-production was completed at

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and

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* * 2010 films Films directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods Films shot in Iowa 2010 short films 2010 thriller films American thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language short films English-language thriller films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub