Deadstream / Vanessa Winter, Joseph Winter / 2022
Deadstream is a 2022 American supernatural horror comedy film directed, written, produced and edited by wife and husband Vanessa and Joseph Winter in their directorial debut, with Joseph also acting as lead actor and soundtrack composer.
The plot follows a disgraced content creator attempting to resurrect his career by livestreaming himself spending the night in a notorious haunted house; the film uses a found footage format, displaying the livestream itself. Deadstream had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2022, and was released in the United States on October 6, 2022, by Shudder to positive reviews.
Cast:
Joseph Winter / Shawn Ruddy
Melanie Stone / Chrissy
Jason K. Wixom / Corner Man / Cop Corpse
Pat Barnett / Hettie
Marty Collins / Max Loland / Cop
Perla Lacayo / Latin Professor
Cylia Austin-Lacayo / Latin Professor’s Daughter
Hayden Gariety / Hamsa Kid
Ariel Lee / Bathtub Corpse
Jaxon Harker / Conjoined Twin
Jeremy Warner / Hettie’s Grandson
Brenden Bytheway / EVP Investigator 1
Doug May / EVP Investigator 2
Ruby York / VHS Girl
Gabriel Casdorph / VHS Dad (as Gabe Casdorph)
Brad Warwood / VHS Investigator 1
Tiffany Bori / VHS Investigator 2
Jared Cook / Street Cop 1
Casey Warren / Street Cop 2
Aleksander Lacayo / Latin Professor’s Son
Vanessa Winter / Mother of Baby Moses
Alejandro Araos / Coyote 1
Alejandro Hernandez Mendoza / Coyote 2
Duvahn Lacayo / Potato Gun Groupie 1
Agapenanicher Meither / Potato Gun Groupie 2
Jonah Cook / Conjoined Twin (voice)
Directed: Vanessa Winter, Joseph Winter.
Produced: Jared Cook, Vanessa Winter, Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone.
Screenplay: Vanessa Winter, Joseph Winter.
Edited: Vanessa Winter, Joseph Winter.
Cinematography: Jared Cook.
Music: Joseph Winter.
Release: March 11, 2022 (SXSW), October 6, 2022.
Production: Winterspectre Entertainment, Cook Filmworks, Stonehaven Entertainment.
Distributed: Shudder.
Running Time: 01:27:36.