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July 21, 2021
Isolation breeds horror for Brighton in ‘Locust Rising’ Actors and film crews center suspense film in quaint neighborhood BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Something horrifying is underway in a quaint neighborhood in Brighton. “I watched over 300 horror movies during the pandemic to keep myself focused on the craft and the genre,” said Justin Adcock, executive producer, screenwriter and an actor in the new horror film centered in Brighton. The title of the film is “Locust Rising.” “It’s an unknown threat terrorizing a suburban neighborhood and its neighbors. So, people have to be very cautious from stepping outside. It could mean the ultimate demise due to this unknown threat, and it’s all about survival,” said director Bill Jack Myers. Sparrow Street Films- American Film and Television Studio specializes in horror films and is the brainchild of Adcock and Myers. “We started Sparrow Street Films Production Co. and are excited to bring the film to Colorado and to bring the spotlight here, to shine bright, and enjoy the experience of the film,” said Myers. Their film draws upon the sense of isolation that became so common during the pandemic. “The residents of the neighborhood are trying to figure out how to survive, and there is hardly any food,” Adcock said. “It has a lot at play with relationships and with everything we went through over this past year in a half with the pandemic and being isolated and trapped. There are a lot of parts into play and the unknown threats terrorizing a suburban neighborhood. There is something eating the neighbors.” Sparrow takes flight Adcock also cast himself in his films. Sparrow Street Films have eight films slated for pre-production and another to go out this year and later on. Adcock’s passion for movies started at a young age, growing up on a farm in Arizona where there was not much to do. He grew up living in the middle of nowhere and 17 miles from the nearest town. “So when VHS came to be, it was
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The scene: actor Sabastian Reef was thrilled to find a grocery store, but it will be the death of him. Left, David McGurie, second director, and Laurie Polisky, second director of photography, on roller skates filming the scene.
my recreation to rent movies, because we did not have cable where I grew up,” said Adcock. Adcock rented movies -- about three or four a week. He’s especially fond of Hitchcock but liked watching Siskel and Ebert’s “At the Movies” to learn criticism “It was just a hobby growing up in the absence of a lot of other things to out there,” Adcock said. Adcock began as a professional writer, actor and producer and also did theater and film working in Colorado for a while, before taking a hiatus to work in education with the public schools as a special ED teacher. He now works in administration. At a previous school, he met a teacher with some experience in film history and she said her husband, who turned out to be Myers, also was interested in working on films. “We got connected. I thought, ‘I’m not getting any younger and I might as well dust off my old talents and skills and bring them to life with Billy’s visions,’” said Adcock. That was a few years ago. Each has similar interests and ideas of what they wanted to do. Myers had worked on other film sets with friends. “My wife said, ‘I think you should talk to Justin,’ and so we connected and the rest is history,” Myers said. “It’s my first time as a director, and it’s my debut.” Bill Jack Myers is originally from Missouri and lived in Philadelphia for a while. He has lived in Colorado for more than 10 years. His story is similar to Adcock’s on how he got involved with the film. “I’ve just always had a love and a
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The scene: actor Hannah Finnegan is sacrificing herself so others may live. Left, David McGurie, second director, and Laurie Polisky, second director of photography, on roller PHOTOS BY ANNALISE STONE skates filming the scene.
passion for film, and I grew up in the country as well watching lots of VHS movies, and any chance we got, we would go to the theater and watch the big screen,” said Myers. Sparrow Films joined the Colorado Film and Video Association. Through that network, Adcock and Myers met numerous people and were able to put a crew together. 2022 release? The goal was to try to wrap up the filming by July 18 and then begin post-production. That is when the footage is edited, visual effects are created and added, music is composed and the titles are finalized. “It could take from three months to six months unless things come up before it’s released, so it could be by the end of the year or early next year, “ said Myers. “It’s about timing once it is finished. We want to spend quality time in post to make sure get everything in line. It’s where the magic happens.” Film and production crew Some of the film crew members are well-seasoned and have worked on more than 30 feature films. Others on the crew are working on the film for the first time.
Myers said, “We’ve been blessed to have that opportunity to work with such a talented cast and crew.” Actor Isaac Stackonis is playing the role of Nash in the film, a psychotic sociopathic teenager who worms his way into the main family’s lives during the crazy event. Actor Yvon Crighton plays the role of Hebres, the pregnant wife of Adcock’s character, Cecil . Armand Piecuch is the cinemaphotographer, Dean Hughart is the sound mixer, Emily Hack and Sara Wiechman are production assistants, and Katherine Houston is the art director. Meg Chamberlain is the line producer, production management and in charge of public relations. “I want to give a shout out to the city of Brighton. They have been gracious. We notified the police, the fire department and all the emergency services that we are working on a film in the neighborhood,” Chamberlain said. “They said, ‘No worries. You guys are so contained, and we’ll make sure on the days when you’re not inside the house, we will drive by and give the neighbors a sense of security that people aren’t actually dying, “ said Chamberlain, humorously.
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