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When we die we either become Storytellers (angelic figures who give the people of the world good dreams), Incubi (who give people nightmares) or Drifters (who...drift...). The story starts with a young girl, Emma (Quinn Hunchar), being kidnapped by the titular Ink, a creature that is planning to give her to the Incubi in exchange for making him one of them. A merry band of Storytellers rally together to rescue her and to do so they need her father John (Chris Kelly). The snag is that humans can't usually see any of the dead and they must affect them in other ways which leads to the coolest scene in the entire film.
John in turn is an ex-junkie and high flying executive whose daughter was taken away by his wife's family after she died. His is nigh on unreachable for both the Storytellers and his in-laws who need him to help Emma. The film has a strong emotional current that isn't covered up by the special effects.
And boy are there special affects. Colour is used to differentiate every "plane" that the various factions operate on and by far the creepiest affect is the freaky Incubi with their faces behind screen, check out the trailer below to see what I mean:
What's great about Ink is the way that the filmmakers embraced streaming of the film as a way to get it out to a much wider audience instead of demanding that people take it down. They were rewarded by increased DVD sales and interest in their subsequent projects.
The only drawback is that it feels too short but that is likely down to a small budget. I've heard complaints about the special effects but personally I found them great for the budget and scale of the film.
Double Edge Films (Winans production company) has a great website with all their info here if you are interested and you should be!
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