Synopsis: When a paperboy goes missing in the local woods, it's up to his friends to find answers. Following a mysterious trail of clues, they venture into the heart of the unknown, and unearth something much deeper. (see edit below)
EDIT FOR NEW VIEWERS (PLEASE READ):
This film is getting a large amount of views so we wanted to clarify that this is a near zero-budget INDIE movie, not a major motion picture. We are basically just a small group of friends who wanted to go out and make a fun little movie, and we had a blast doing so. It's not perfect (far from it); we made many mistakes along the way and still have a LOT to learn as we improve on our craft. But it was a massive learning experience for all of us and we hope you can enjoy our early efforts as filmmakers. We don't want to disappoint anyone with false expectations, so please set your expectations accordingly. Thanks, and enjoy!
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And finally, a quick shout-out. Luke Tarzian (the leader actor who plays Charlie) is also an excellent dark fantasy author. Check out his work at the links below:
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luketarzian.com/
Well, it’s finally here! “Down the Road” is my first (completed) feature film and I’m so excited to share it with you all. This was a project many years in the making, and was the hardest project I've ever tackled. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into making it, and I hope you enjoy!
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full movie, indie film, mystery, disappearance, missing person, amateur detective, shadowy figure, atmospheric, supernatural, magic realism, urban legend, abandoned house, small town, foggy, rainy, forest, fire, fear, grief, loss, friendship
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Probably no one will read this since comments are months old, but I have to say that I loved it!!! The music was perfect!!! And visually so many frames had such a perfect composition, like little individual works of art!!! I couldn't take my eyes off of it! It's been a long time since a film has had me spellbound like this. I hope I get to see a lot more from you. Thank you so much. Love and Light, Linda
Hi Linda! I appreciate your review! Especially with no plot descriptions that KZhead is famous for. I always check comments before I even attempt to watch. My best to you!!!
EDIT FOR NEW VIEWERS (PLEASE READ): This film is getting a large amount of views so we wanted to clarify that this is a near zero-budget INDIE movie, not a major motion picture. We are basically just a small group of friends who wanted to go out and make a fun little movie, and we had a blast doing so. It's not perfect (far from it); we made many mistakes along the way and still have a LOT to learn as we improve on our craft. But it was a massive learning experience for all of us and we hope you can enjoy our early efforts as filmmakers. We don't want to disappoint anyone with false expectations, so please set your expectations accordingly. Thanks, and enjoy! ORIGINAL COMMENT: 200,000 views! Holy moly! When we uploaded this we only had 20 subscribers, and only expected around 100 views. I don't know how you all found our movie, but thank you so much for giving our little indie film a chance!
It just popped up and I decided to give it a shot. Great movie!
I love the story to reconnect again. ☺
Congrats and well-deserved success! This is a jewel of a firm!! Looking forward to watching your upcoming films!! Go On!!
When i scroll and i saw this movie so i automatically subscribe and watch the movie interesting movie,❤❤❤
Gracias a la algoritmia
Haven’t watched it yet but for the fact that the crew has even stated that they made it with a group of friends and was mainly for fun, I give that a huge thumbs up. They stated that one should not expect it to be perfect cause they’re still learning and I’ll definitely watch it❤😊I love how real they are and not trying to sell us a fake idea of a perfect movie.
This gem found me on KZhead - this film needs to be entered in a film festival or two. Great combination of suspense and the mysterious, mystical woods, the acting is decent, cinematography is well above average, and an original story with interesting twists. Will be viewing this one again!
Love to hear that! Thanks for watching.
Why was kevin missing???why he was forgotten everything thing could u tell me please 🙏
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These low budget films are exalent.better than most that have millions poured into them....well done...
I just found this treasure tonight at a time when I needed it the most! Gentlemen, please don't ever give up the dream of creating superb movies like this--the world needs your hopeful insight and all your skills and talents in this our darkest hours! I salute you all! BRAVO!!!!
I thought paperboys went extinct, I am seriously loving this soundtrack. It brings up the hair on the back of your neck and really keeps the pace going. Music can make or break a film and you made a great choice.
I absolutely LOVE this little Indie gem! I get so very tired of the many distracting and discouraging agendas pushed in big Hollywood films, and this is much more than the occasional breath of fresh air with its interesting story, intriguing mystery, and true message of love and friendship, all topped off with surprisingly excellent acting. I was impressed with the authenticity of the whole package, and I would LOVE to see this kind of movie get real attention...give the public a real alternative to Hollywood. "A greater love hath no man than this; than to lay down his life for his friends..." or something like that. The compassion throughout was a beautiful thing, and it is good to be reminded sometimes of the tender side of humanity. There is so much more to life than building up material things. So much finer to value the lasting treasures of the temporal world. *Highly recommend!*
Very true... This is fresh air
Incredible movie. This came up for me out of the blue, and I was intrigued. Everything about this movie is just right; writing, plot, characters/actors, cinematography. Completely done from the heart, which cannot be duplicated in Hollywood these days. Not answering to producers, but to yourself. Just incredible. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the kind words. We had a lot of fun making it, so we're thrilled you enjoyed it!
This is a masterpiece by itself...what a story,acting,direction...everything absolutely perfectly placed...its an award winning movie and must watch for everyone....Kudos to the entire team...expecting more from these genious.
Everyone needs a friend like Danny
Well said 👍
I'm not one to usually comment, but this movie deserves an applause. I was glued to it from the moment it played, all the suspense, not knowing what will happen next. It was completely unpredictable, unlike movies we commonly come across. Great acting too! Keep it up, hope to see more. Thanks for making this!
Thank you for the kind words. And thanks for giving our film a chance! We're happy you enjoyed it!
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If this was your first attempt at a movie, it is nearly a block buster! Some of the acting was a little stiff, don't shine a light into the camera, EVER, but I was glued to this all the way to the credits! Bravo!
Hope, by now you have managed to unglue yourself from the credits. 😂
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GOOD MOVIE! It proves you don't need special effects to tell a great story.
Thank you for making and sharing this film. I really enjoyed it.
This is a very good film. Towering trees create a tunnel shrouded in heavy fog enticing all to want to know what is beyond. I was captivated by the woods and what mystery they held. The music is beautiful and eerie. The poignant ending, wow. I couldn't yearn for a better film which drew me in from its opening to its ending.
Love your comment! Thank you for watching our film. We're happy you enjoyed it!
In the end, the fog disappears and the light appears. Once you conquer all your fears, you become unstoppable.
I truly enjoyed this film . I was drawn in from the very beginning. It is better than a lot of the big name movies that are out at theaters 5 ⭐ ! Keep up the great work !
You can never really see and know the light till you've peered into the dark. Into the unknown. We tend to fear that which we don't know. Good job on your film. Tense, edge of the seat style. The ending was totally unexpected. It's all the better when it's a surprise and not what was expected.
Just found this and took a chance. Not disappointed at all. It held my interest all the way through and had wonderfully surprising endings. Keep up the good work.
Gotta pause and jump on to say that as a thoroughly devout fan of Stephen King, by 3:59 I had the strange sensation I had just read an entire King short story...cannot wait to watch further. Kudos to you all; this is very seriously impressive.
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Thank you! As a Stephen King fan myself, that's a huge compliment!
This movie is excellent for beginners. So now where is Waldo... eh Kevin? Same here I love Stephen King as well.
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Oh good I couldn't stop watching it. It was so suspenseful and so non predictable. And the message was so good at the end that I copied it down and sent it to somebody who needed to hear that that particular day. And the last line how you tied it into the title absolutely gave me chills and just did again while I was talking about it. Kudos timesca million!!
This film is brilliant! I'm so glad it came up on my suggestions feed. It's one of the best independent films I've ever seen. And it's message of hope, even with life's ups and downs, its inevitable changes, is so well delivered without so much as a hint of corniness. Amazing!
Wow, I really was not expecting such a great film. Very impressed and I sincerely hope you end up winning an award for your superb talent. Many awards! You’ve got it ✌️
I second that!! Truly outstanding from beginning to end. Well done - more please👏👏👏👏👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟😎😎💞🎥💐🎉🎊
Nice movie. I never expected such a missing person movie will be so mysterious. Well made.
Wonderful movie! Unique plot and lots of awesome scenery shots and ambience,and of course the background music as well!
Thank you! Glad you like it!
Really good movie for just being a group of friends' project. It's held my attention all the way which is more than can be said for the majority of big budget movies. Great stuff and I would be interested if you make any more!
Great. Had a Steven Spielberg vibe to it. Especially with their efforts to find their friend with what resources they had.
I thought that also .
Excellent! You have a future in the business - keep making movies! I especially loved the music - so appropriate to the action. Glad you're getting great comments - definitely deserves film festival exposure.
It moved slowly but suspenseful. The choice of music built my curiosity to a fragile balance on the edge of a new discovery, a clue, a surprisind revelation, coaxing me on to the next rush of adrenaline! With the great cinematography and choreographed scenes I felt like I was the one running from the cloaked figure with my heart pounding! This is exactly what two teens would do to find their lost friend and not give up! Good mystery movie without the gore!! 👍🏻
Thank you for the awesome comment! Glad you enjoyed the film!
Well based on that enlightening and glowing review, I’ll watch it!
No spoilers
I LOVE this movie! I'd pay to see it, it was a great story well told. Please make more.
The cinematography is outstanding in this film. They've got a real eye. Awesome movie thanks for uploading.
Good Direction, Good Acting, Good editing... what more could an audience ask for?
I watched this a couple of months ago but didn't recognize it until the first 15 minutes or so but it was so good I decided to watch it again this morning. The was a great movie that you should be very proud of. I don't watch movies a second time so for me to watch it again I had to have really liked the movie. Congratulations on a first endeavor & I'll be watching for more from you. THANKS!
Thank you so much for the comment! That's a huge compliment to hear you enjoyed watching the film a second time! I can't tell you how happy that makes us. We look forward to posting more projects in 2024.
Love this so much! Kept me guessing and kept me in my seat. You all have it going on! Keep making more. Your stuff is worth me watching. I will be waiting to see more of your work!
Please make another!! I struggle to sit through movies for too long but i actually managed to watch this from start to end! Actually really enjoyed it!
A true friend will search for you anywhere on earth and beyond...Kimmie R
Of course. but, Only in movies and fairy tales.
Naw! Really
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@@amithasamanmali1879My 2 best friends would look for me .And I would them 💯
I search the world for friends on the internet. 😂
Billy; you are so amazing. Your desire to keep things as original as possible is so sweet. The statues can always be used in the gardens too right? So good to see you today. God Bless.
Really enjoyed watching this. It's full of suspense but doesn't come across as intentionally scaring the viewer. That night scene where they were being chased home actually reminded me of that Nazgul chasing the hobbits at the Shire, one of the most suspenseful movie scenes I've seen.
Excellent film ! Whoever watches this make sure you watch it to the end
You guys did a great job keeping our interest. Keep going! You're off to a good start. I want to be notified when there is more!!
Nice suspenseful film and blood and guts not needed. Actually a happy ending. The music and sound effects were great. Great job for a first
C-O-O-L Movie keeps me Curious about the next scenes and all the cast acted so well . To all the team who made this movie has Great potential to make legendary movies keep up the good work Thank you for sharing .
LOVED all of it! It deserves an award of some kind.
Award of shit movie
Tysm for this wonderful/inspiring movie❤️ The commentary at the end was the BEST part.
Excellent mysterious film filled with edgy twists and turns. I was captured from beginning to end. Really am looking to another gem. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great little gem of a film. It was intriguing, visually stunning and very atmospheric.
You guys did an awesome job.The detective/dad was especially great.I give you all my encouragement to continue making films and entertaining the world.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼
This was a great movie. Beautifully done. You guys deserve a future in film making. This is better than anything put out by Hollywood today. Stay true to yourselves.
Well done! Always shun the darkness, but make sure you follow the True Light. All other lights are really black holes, surrounded by the light of those who get too close.
This is fabulous! Thank you! ❤
Cool movie. Some nice filming/music. An ending with a little depth, I appreciated it.
Outstanding job! I especially appreciate the cinematography. As a new subscriber, I look forward to being here to see your channel deservedly grow.
Thanks! I have a lot of project ideas coming up, and I'm excited to share them as well. Thank you for subscribing! Glad to have you here.
Have to say Erik Margolin this was a pretty terrific movie. Well written, well-photographed and the characters were spot-on. Danny and Charlie's friendship was perfect. Storyline was really good. Thanks for all your effort, sweat and tears. Hope you have more exciting films in the future. (I live in Alki Peninsula, Seattle so scenery was epic) Congratulations and pray for more success for you.
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the movie!
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I've been to Washington a couple of times and I'm in love with Mount Rainier. It's funny how now since I've been there anytime I see anything filmed in Washington I can always recognize it immediately.... there's just something about Washington that looks like nothing else.
すごく引き込まれて楽しめました。勇敢な男がドアを開けた時には、ドキドキして心臓が張り裂けそうになり、口の中が渇ききった。ラストがあんな風になるとは思いもよらず。
Just absolutely love your film! You all did an excellent job! Great plot and it was suspenseful, it just kept me glued to the screen to see what would happen next! The ending was so perfect! This film should get an award! Keep up the great work!
This movie is really packed with suspense and drama, I think you did a wonderful job.
This appeared in my recommended so I thought I would give it a watch. Really great film that keeps you guessing and wondering and I loved the soundtrack. You all did a really awesome job considering you said you hardly had any budget and made the film for fun with friends. New sub from me and shared with my sister who is also watching it now too. I look forward to the next film. Much love from England UK 🥰
Thank you so much! Happy to hear you enjoyed the film (and the soundtrack too, as it was also really fun to compose)! 😁
This was a very well done project. I enjoyed it. Thank you all for your works.
Well done to all. I enjoyed this wee film more than many high budget efforts. I don't often watch things and I actually stayed awake for the whole movie which is most unusual. Best of luck to ye X L
After reading the comments this is the greatest film ever seen, phenomanal, inspriring, motivating, finesses, quality, must see, box office material, greatness at its best
I was surprised. This turned out to be a pretty interesting movie and definitely worth watching. 👍
Hilarious. Brilliant dialog. Pizza and donuts. Well written storyline. Priceless. Thank you for the upload.
Just started watching,can tell my kind of movie .Cool that a group of creative friends created the film.
For a first film I think you all did a great job!
Super good movie. Wasnt sure at first, turned out to be better than i expected.
This movie was a slow unraveling of strangely different,instense,twisted events. It's worth watching 👍😯
This movie is really good. I sat on the edge of my seat the whole time. Had no clue how it would end.
2m views now. All I can say is congratulations. That is amazing.
What a great film. I can't add much to the glowing reviews below; deserves an award; a must watch. Thanks for the film upload.
Good job at this! Kept me intrigued, and interesting cinematography, great job w/music too! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I really liked the visuals of the foggy forest; brilliant. Great start for beginner filmmakers. Go you guys! Watching from the Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia. We have beautiful forests and foggy mountains here too. I love a good forest-centred story and a town bordering on a mysterious but beautiful forest , I also live in one of those..
Thank you so much! Yeah, there are so many amazing forests across the world that I would love to film in. And it sounds amazing where you live. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to film something in Australia!
Beautiful
Extremely wonderful experience!
Thats high praise from a local, I'm just down the road in the Coffs area. I'll have to check this one out mate.
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I must be really easy to please. I didn't think the disclaimer about budget was necessary. The storyline was good and continually moving, the acting was believable and the ending ... well you'll just have to watch it to find out. Thanks for sharing this gem.
Excellent thriller and mystery movie. Worth watching. Only a true friend can the risk of life to search a friend. Thanks to the maker: the movie ends in a pleasant tone. The movie shows that there is a solution for every quest.
One must have such friends... real friends... Salute to Charlie and Danny... Great movie....
Amazing score and the cinematography was So Great that it was hard to focus on Amazing Story💟 You guys and gals did a Home Run for All 👍 Love how he does a Pete rose down the cliff and his bat is by his side 🌌
This indie film starts off slow, but there's a plot twist about 3/4 way through that I didn't see coming, and I'm an author, so I can usually guess and am right. All together there are three plot twist which are great. Making this a true original film. You guy's will go far. Keep it up.
In response to the person who asked about KEVIN not eating or remembering all the missing days….this movie is the perfect setting of a “ time slip” or “ glitch in the matrix” there are tons of real stories on READIT of people who have missing time….very interesting reads for anyone who is interested!
This is a perfect film. Great performances, intriguing stolyline and a surprisingly happy and inspirational ending. Congrats to all the team that made this jewel possible.
Thank you for the kind words. We're super happy you enjoyed it!
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Excellent story with all the right elements great job
This movie is something that I definitely needed to see woke me up to my son again I understand! This deserves a OSCAR !! Cold chills all over my being !! Divine timing !! Beautiful movie easy to understand and follow just beautiful!! Wow
Kid written, kid actor's, kid script, i like it so far and im over half way through it. I really hope they go far.
Pretty good, with a few minor problems which I won't go into because I don't want to spoil the video for others. Go for it.
What an amazing movie - I loved every second of that. So atmospheric. BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Outstanding! What a twist! Really good film! Thank you!
Thank you for this. Held my interest from start to finish. Love noir; looking through the slowing turning fan blades amongst great direction. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Awesome movie, really enjoyed it…thanks so much!
Love this,pretty simple but meaningful ❤
working on a ZERO BUDGET I liked it and was better than some million dollar budget film KUDOS guys I hope you make another one I will be waiting for it Congratulations on this one
I like mystery movies, so that's why I came on here. Time for the movie. I watched the movie & I thought it was good. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Now this was a good and well put together movie. I almost forgot that it was KZhead that I was watching,
What a beautiful story of friendship
Thanks for a truly wonderful Movie. I started to not watch it after reading who made it,also being lowly budgeted. I said " oh no, I hope it's better than Blair Witch", but I am happy that it was so well done! The acting, the dialogue,the directing, costumes and all else including the music were spot on!😊
This was pretty good guys...kept me on the edge of my seat. Good job and keep em coming!!! ❤
This was amazing. Kept me glued every second. REAL talent, guys!!!
What the real name of charlie
Great job! As an industry insider, you really told a new and interesting story with what you had, and it reminds everyone that story and doing the best visual storytelling your equipment will allow is more important than special effects, top-tier editing, expensive equipment, and everything else that goes with a big budget. In the end, it is always all about the story we're trying to tell. Really enjoyed this.
I Concur with the previous comment (which got me watching, in a sense). Great watch! Loved it!
Thanks for sharing, well done, be proud it was good , ending confused but pretty good for someone who is just starting out.. Watching from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 😊
wow the movie is perfect,I just meditate that I'm the part of the movie story felt deeply into the soul I swear ❤️
I'm very impressed with your movie here, from start to finish. Great plot, not overused cliché "ghost" things floating by, the music wasn't overpowering even in the visual only scenes - I'm not a huge movie buff, but this caught me and held me. I look forward to more from your group 😊
Thank you so much for the detailed critique! Super happy to hear you enjoyed it. I have a lot of other projects planned for the channel, so I definitely look forward to sharing them as well.
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Really enjoyed the message. Profound message at the end. Watched from Malaysia
This is absolutely beautiful and brilliant,I loved it.