

We put it online, didn’t get a huge response, but we thought, ‘This is great let’s keep doing that.’ And then this British online collective, Bloody Cuts, had this competition for a three-minute short film, and we made Lights Out.” I have a camera and she’s an actress.’ I got lights from IKEA we built our own dolly and made Cam Closer, this short where a phone allows you to see the future, a woman sees her murder, and then tries to stop it.

“ My wife and I tried to get money to do movies in Sweden, applying for grants, and we got turned down,” he said from the set of Annabelle 2, which he is now directing. The only reason that Sandberg and Losten made the film in the first place was that the usual ways Swedish filmmakers get a leg up just weren’t happening for the duo. The genesis of the film was a no-budget short that Sandberg made with his wife, Lotta Losten, back home in Sweden, and their sudden rise is an empowering tale to any aspiring filmmaker looking for evidence that miracles can happen. Sandberg confirms that he will return for an encore of his feature directorial debut. According to Deadline, New Line has quickly flipped the switch on a sequel to Lights Out (review), the $4.9 million budget genre film that already has grossed $27 million domestically and $35 million worldwide after opening last Friday.ĭavid F.
