The Strange Dark
2025 NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR
2024
United States
84 mins
NYC Premiere
Feature Film Competition
| Chris Messineo | |
| Anthony Pettine | |
| Nili Bassman (Susan), Caleb Scott (Edgar), Carmen Borla (Maria), Bates Wilder (Frank) | |
| Graphic Violence |
Edgar believes he can see the future, but his wife thinks he’s mad, his daughter thinks he’s strange, and the agents from Double Star Accounting will stop at nothing to get their data back.

About the Director
Chris Messineo is an award-winning writer and director. As the owner and director of NJ Film School, he has taught the craft of independent filmmaking to hundreds of kids, teens, and adults – who have gone on to win their own awards for writing and directing. THE STRANGE DARK is his first feature length film.
Reviews
The magic of Sci-fi indie films with the creators of The Strange Dark – Winter Film Festival, by Mila Grgas
Awards
2024 First Glance Philadelphia Film Festival – Best Ensemble Cast
