"It sounds like a common set-up in today's realm of survivalist horror films, but Splinter is actually a surprisingly smart and refreshing take on the monster movie."
We shot the majority of the film on longer lenses with the idea that we were spying on these people’s lives. We tried to be less presentational. The influences come from everywhere, but when you’re shooting New York you’re very aware of what has come before you. I’ve always loved Sydney Pollack’s film Three Days of the Condor and I thought about that film a lot.
Many would say that at this year's Academy Awards got the documentary film category "right". The "right" doc film won and even the final nominees were worthy mentions. But all this doesn't make the Cinema Eye Honors mission less "important".