Black Mold (film)
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- Agnes Albright
- Andrew Bailes
- Caito Aase
- Jeremy Holm
companies
- Head Trauma Productions
- The Line Film Company
- Shatterglass Pictures
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| Directed by | John Pata |
| Written by | John Pata |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Mold is a 2023 American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by John Pata.[1][2] It stars Agnes Albright and Andrew Bailes as a pair of photographers who, while exploring an abandoned building, encounter a squatter (Jeremy Holm) who causes one of the photographers' traumatic memories of her father to resurface.[1][3]
Black Mold premiered at the 10th Panic Fest on April 15, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][3]
Production
Writing and development
Writer-director John Pata conceived the idea for Black Mold in 2016 while exploring a dilapidated house.[4] At the time, Pata was struggling with depression; he wrote a brief outline for the film, revisiting it and developing it in late 2020, after having attended therapy for his mental health struggles.[4]
Filming
Shooting began in March 2022 in central Illinois, and lasted for about one month.[2][4]
Release
Black Mold premiered at the 10th Panic Fest on April 15, 2023, at the Screenland Armour theater in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][3] The film screened at FrightFest in London, England, on August 25, 2023.[5]