I Saw the TV Glow

Completed

"Look a little closer."

2024-05-03

en 100m

DramaHorror

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

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Director

Jane Schoenbrun

Producer

Luca Intili

Production Assistant

Heather Landsman

Original Music Composer

Alex G

Director of Photography

Eric K. Yue

Editor

Sofi Marshall

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