Survivors (2015 film)

2015 British film

Survivors

Directed by| Adam Spinks
Written by| Adam Spinks
Laurence Timms
Starring| Joanne Gale
Simon Burbage
David Anderson
Adrian Annis
Cinematography| Daniel Gahnstrom
Edited by| Phillip Biggs
Music by| Buz
Distributed by| Continuum Motion Pictures
Matriarch Multimedia Group

Release dates

* 20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) (United States)
* 26 October 2015 (2015-10-26) (United Kingdom)

Running time

| 92 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English
Budget| £10,000

Survivors is a 2015 British horror film directed by Adam Spinks, co-written by Spinks with Laurence Timms.

## Premise

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The film follows journalist Kate Meadows (Joanne Gale) and her cameraman Duke (Simon Burbage) as they embark on a mission to uncover whether or not a government weapons contractor has secretly been using humans as their test subjects.[1]

## Main cast

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* Joanne Gale as Kate Meadows
* Simon Burbage as Duke Wilcott
* David Anderson as Paul
* Adrian Annis as Alan
* Vanessa Mayfield as Louise Whelan
* Lydia Kay as Security Guard
* Rich Keeble as Dr. Williams

## Production

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The film was made on a budget of £10,000[2] and was crowdfunded.[3] Initial filming began in 2012, with additional pick ups in 2014. In between filming blocks, Spinks shot the feature film Extinction.[4]

## Release and reception

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Survivors was released in the UK on 26 October 2015 on DVD and on VOD, having been made available in the US, Canada and Mexico a week earlier on 20 October.[5]

Critical reaction to the film was generally positive.[6][7][8] James Simpson of Infernal Cinema described the film as "a superb British horror".[9] Elliott Maguire of UK Horror Scene praised the actors, particularly Burbage, as well as the visual effects and sound design, but was critical about the pacing of the film.[5] Trilbee commented on a number of production deficiencies but was again complimentary about the acting quality, in particular that of Gale, concluding that the film "does something rather unique in the low-budget scene in that it brings the subgenre back to what made it so relevant and popular in the first place; that it’s not about the zombies or the make-up, it’s about the people."[10]

The film won "best director" at the Mac Horror Film Festival 2015.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "ABOUT - Survivors The Movie". www.survivorsmovie.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. ^ "Interview with Survivors Director Adam Spinks – Infernal Cinema". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. ^ "The Survivors Movie Project". Indiegogo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
4. ^ "INTERVIEW: Adam Spinks - The Slaughtered Bird". The Slaughtered Bird. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
5. ^ a b "Survivors Adam Spinks | UK Horror Scene". www.ukhorrorscene.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
6. ^ Cheema-Innis, Simret. "Survivors - HorrorTalk". www.horrortalk.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
7. ^ "Nerdly » 'Survivors' Review". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
8. ^ "Survivors (2015) review — Limited-release". limited-release.net. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
9. ^ "Survivors (2015) DVD Review – Infernal Cinema". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
10. ^ "WRITTEN REVIEW – Survivors (2015) — Trilbee Reviews". trilbee.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
11. ^ "MAC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015 – WINNERS". horror.macfestival.info. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

## External links

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* Survivors at IMDb
* Official Website