The Dark Side

  • 10 10
  • 2015
  • 51min

Amid Hurricane Sandy’s chaos, a hybrid of reality and fiction reveals the storm’s true human impact.

Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTION: DOCFeed Netherlands / European Independent Film Festival / Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival / Saint Tropez International Film Festival / Queens World Film Festival

The Dark Side - Where the storm ends, the truth begins

This raw, unsettling docufiction was shot during Hurricane Sandy, blurring the line between fact and fiction to expose the human cost of disaster.

Against the backdrop of flooding streets and raging winds, the film captures real events alongside imagined ones to reveal deeper truths about vulnerability, fear, and survival. It’s an unflinching look at how catastrophe strips away illusions—and what remains when the water recedes.

Richard Ledes
Richard Ledes Director

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