Beyond the yellow brick road with local trailer for Gale
Gale - Call to OZ is a brand-new concept trailer designed to showcase a fresh take on the classic Wizard of Oz story first penned by L Frank Baum.
Written and filmed by director Daniel Alexander, Gale transports the tale into the present day with the filmmaking wanting to explore the effects a lifetime of mental therapy might have on the lead character Dorothy Gale.
As she grows older, could she be tormented by the idea that something was real when everyone else around her believed it wasn't?
With the original family story being embedded in witches and supernatural characters, Daniel felt intrigued to tell the story through the lens of a modern horror genre. One that explores witchcraft, other realms and paranormal activity that at its heart is also found in the original text.
Instead of being thrust into a world embracing the reality of this mystical land of Oz, this story is designed to take the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotions in the pursuit of discovering if Oz is actually real. Or is it all a delusion in her mind like her family have suggested for so many years?
With Dorothy’s only living relative being her granddaughter Emily, also reporting similar experiences, she begins her own journey of exploration. And we follow the classic story again while trying to discover if she is suffering from a hereditary mental illness or is there more to the claims of this terrifying place of witches and strange creatures called Oz.
As well as the director himself, also along for the whirlwind journey to Oz is producer Tenisha White.
The crew includes sound recorded, designed and mixed by Jason Nightall and it stars Chloe Crump, Stacey Devonport, Karen Swan, Denny Ridge and Tenisha White.
Check out the full trailer below.
"Long gone are the days of emerald cities and yellow brick roads. In this dark re-imagining of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale is now an elderly woman, broken by years of paranormal entanglement with a mystical realm, which has now echoed down to her only living relative, Emily, who is being called to settle unfinished business in this terrifying world of Oz. METHOD BEHIND THE MADNESS"
