Heavily inspired by the "Stairways in the woods" phenomena.
This short is a proof of concept short film made in the hopes of green lighting a feature film.
The story started off as a high school Creative Writing project and has been in the works for over 5 years.
The Door had a wildly successful IndieGoGo campaign and was a highlighted film project throughout its duration. The campaign managed to reach its desired budget and then some, ending the campaign with 252% funded.
One of three films selected to be made by the DeSales University 2021 Senior Capstone in TV/Film class.