Film

Xenia: Priestess of Night

1976 · 1h 21m · Horror

A presently lost underground feature movie, filmed entirely in San Francisco in 1976. Originally shot on beautiful Double X Negative black and white motion picture film (used extensively in studio films of the 1940s), this sequence derives from a digital transfer of a vintage (1990) 1" analog telecine, and shows some scan line artifacting and strobing with fast movement, general image degradation, and cropping at the sides (the latter due to incompetent digital transfer). The present whereabouts of the original film print and negatives is uncertain, though it is still hoped that the entire film can be digitally restored from the original elements. The visual aesthetic was an attempt to re-create the look of Poverty Row horror features of the 1940s, like those produced by Monogram and PRC studios. There was no budget, and everyone worked for free.

Dana M. Reemes

Curtis/Wiers

Dennis Edwards

Larry

Herb A. Lightman

Projectionist

Matias Bombal

Marquee Man

Sharie-Marie Jonsin

Xenia

Timothy Gray

Miles Cameron

Dale Meador

Perkins

Roberta Shepps

Sophie

Haroun Taormina

Barman

Luther Greene

Coroner

Will Porter

Dr. Edelstein

Fadil Shahin

Bandleader

George Travato

Doorman

Bonnie Solomon

Morgue Ass't

Bob Wilkins

TV Host

John L. Fell

Dr. Griffin

• Dana M. ReemesDirector
• Randolph PittsScreenplay

Release date

January 1, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Horror