“How Far Does the Dark Go?”: Bears Rebecca Fonte on trauma, healing and vampires On developing and expanding a feature from an existing short film

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Writer-director Bears Rebecca Fonte talks about their new queer vampire thriller romance How Far Does the Dark Go?, and walks through where the story came from and how the characters evolved, how important practical special effects were to the 1970s exploitation film feel, and more.

And yes, the film’s title comes from the song of the same name.

How Far Does the Dark Go? debuts at the Queer Screams Film Festival in Portland OR, Saturday August 2.

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