12 Kilometers

First off, the marketing was amazing. I am not big on short films but this was perfect. No fluff. Lite backstory...really wild. Usually a movie is 50% Bs and this jumped right into it. The visuals were crazy. The fact that is was in subtitles and the character sounded and spoke a foreign Eastern Block language....it gave me the feel that it was some backwoods griming Russian basement which was very wild. The filmmaker sucked me right in and I couldn't wait to see what the heck was going on. Not only that but the way you had to search and hear from the filmmaker to watch the movie was really cool. I feel like I am invested. I really enjoyed it.

I feel I have not seen enough Russian language movies, but with a horror edge to it, this was really engaging all the way to the end. By the time I was finished, i was completely sucked in and wanted to know how the rest of the story plays out. Sadly this is only a short a this stage, but I would be very intrigued to watch the feature length version!

The sound design was very effective to allow that sense of disorientation of what was occuring, and married up well with the implementation of body horror towards the end. However, there is a slight drawback with that, as it wasn't entirely clear if what I was hearing (as the characters were) was part of the soundtrack or diagetic sound in line with the narrative.

Promising work from the director Mike Pecci, and glad I got the opportunity to watch this. Just left me wanting more, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Mike Peccis 12KM is an atmospheric spookfest that harkens back to the days of showing less and telling more, and man is it spooky. I don;t know what it is that;s 12km's down that hole but it scared the hell out of me. The story and acting are amazing and the cinematography is beautiful, reminiscent of The Thing and Stalker. This short film is a must see and I'm hoping hollywood takes notice. 9\10

I loved the visual effects and the color palate of the film with the sound effects all together put me in the mood of 80's classic creepy movie vibes. The main idea of the story is original and related to geo-physics scientific project so I was curious through out the whole movie. I like that kind of scary movies which are about natural and scientific projects. It represents the daily thoughtful minds of us. Asking questions like what would happen if we tried to discover what is beyond our reach or what if there are other forms of life deep down the earth. As a human being is wondering and searching for answers of all the questions regarding our universe and the earth we live on.

This short is a true work of art. It's a fresh, original idea sprung from great influences. I had watched the trailers and seen the promos for this but it doesn't prepare you, unlike most modern movies that give it all away in 2 minutes. From the start this one gets under your skin, you're thown into a plot you just want to know more about. The score is fantastic, achieving it's goal at providing tension and unease. Performances are top notch, from snarky to conniving to emotional, it's all there. True professionals made this one, and it deserves a full length release. I can't wait.