Beneath — Gordon Arkenberg

When a group of young friends commemorating their high school graduation take a trip to the remote Black Lake, their celebration turns into a nightmare with the sudden appearance of a bloodthirsty, underwater predator. Stuck in a leaking boat with no oars, the teens face the ultimate tests of friendship and sacrifice during a terror-stricken fight for survival.

"breathtakingly beautiful at times, with compositions and color tones that resemble a high-class fashion-magazine layout circia 1965. Fessenden and cinematographer Gordon Arkenberg make good use of their limited setting, moving the camera smoothly around the lake and the boat, always emphasizing just how far these kids are from safety. There are striking images scattered throughout Beneath: a strangled corpse, a sinking camera, a bloody hand reflected on the surface of the water and more." - Noel Murray in The Dissolve

"This isn’t a movie about people who find inner strength when faced with adversity, but a gleefully dire portrayal of human selfishness in which the rare flashes of altruism only let others gain the upper hand." - Sam Adams in Time Out

Interview with Matt Mulcahey of Deep Fried Movies about the technical challenges of filming Beneath.