WFG RATING: B

A Popcorn Movie Productions/Fountain Films production in association with We’fa USA. Directed by Joe McGee and Antoine Fountain. Produced by Antoine Fountain and Dennyann Giambrone. Written by Dennyann Giambrone and Lindsay Hamilton. Cinematography by Joe McGee. Edited by Antoine Fountain.

Stars Dennyann Giambrone. Beverly Norris, Bryan Ward, Cynthia Mandese, Jeff May, Mike Vinson, Brandon Wagner, Angela Rector, William Petrano, Lisa Cambell, Lindsay Hamilton, Leslie Gunter, Karen Edwards, and Patrick Greene. 

A filmmaker’s dream becomes a nightmare in this micro budget indie thriller from the company that brought you Psycho’Ward and Reunion.

Dennyann is a filmmaker who is trying to get her first film off the ground. Knowing it is not going to be easy, she decided to turn to crowdfunding with her family supportive in tow. That is, until Dennyann slowly finds herself glued to screens consistently. She hasn’t eaten. She has been ignoring everyone around her. Until it becomes too late and she becomes demonic. Seeing what has transpired, Dennyann’s family turns to a local church to help exorcise the demon before it fully consumes her. 

Meant to be a satire in the world of crowdfunding, this film is both pretty witty and insane in the mind of indie filmmaker Dennyann Giambrone. Not only did she come up with the idea for the film and play pretty much a satirical (and demonic) version of herself, it is ingenious to see her as she tries to get her first film, Don’t Go Into the Woods, off the ground as we see a particular character from that very film pop up. It is to where she will do anything to ensure her movie gets made, even if it is making a deal with the Devil.

Seeing her in demon mode, growling, cursing, and in make-up is both scary and somewhat witty. The exorcism scene itself is actually at times quite a hoot as the likes of Mike Vinson and Brandon Wagner try to get rid of the demon and becomes a more satirical take on the horror classic with Giambrone showcasing her talents in front of the cameras. It is a rarity to see a micro budget film where the outtakes are just as witty and fun to watch as the film itself.

If you’re a supporter of indie films, definitely watch The Exorcism of Dennyann not as a film to be taken seriously, but as a fun satire on both classic horror and the world of crowdfunding for projects. And spoiler alert…Dennyann DID make Don’t Go Into the Woods at Night. It’s available to stream! 

The film is available on both Sparkk TV and Tubi.