Opening Hook (Above the Fold)

Goal: Grab attention immediately — no long intros.

  • Visual: A looping silent clip (or cinemagraph) of the dark water with the faint glowing lure pulsing.

  • Overlay Text:

    • Big Title: ANGLER (Espiritu Regular)

    • One-line hook:

      “A creature born from what we refuse to face.”

  • Two CTA Buttons (side by side):

    • ▶ Watch the Teaser (scrolls to video)

    • ❤ Support the Film (jumps to campaign section)

Teaser Video

Goal: Show rather than tell — keeps people watching.

  • Full-width video embed (Vimeo/YouTube; autoplay OFF but thumbnail is compelling).

  • Below player:

    “Get exclusive behind-the-scenes content when you back the campaign.”

The Story Beneath the Surface

At a summer pool party, Logan’s fear of not being “enough” begins to pull her under. As she pushes her friends away to protect herself, she unknowingly stirs something in the water: a glowing, predatory creature born from her own repression.

When the Angler sets its sights on the people she loves most, Logan must confront the monster beneath the surface, and the darkness she’s been avoiding within herself.

Angler is a queer drama-horror about the harm of silence, the lure of self-repression, and the courage it takes to face what’s hidden before it consumes us.

↓ Read the Director’s Statement ↓

Support Angler

Bring the world of Angler to life beyond the screen with our exclusive, limited-run merch. Every item is designed by the filmmaking team and helps fund the final stages of post-production. Once these pieces are gone, they won’t be reprinted.

Behind-the-Scenes Spotlight

Goal: Build credibility and visual intrigue.

  • Heading: “The World of Angler”

  • Horizontal scrolling gallery of the best BTS stills (atmospheric shots of set, creature design sketches, marine location).

  • CTA: “Get the full BTS Zine →”

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From the DirectoR

Angler began as a proof of concept I created in film school with seven hundred dollars, a few friends, and a sketchbook full of sea creatures. It was the first project I ever directed, and it became the moment I realized I wanted to tell stories from behind the camera. That short proved we could make something that felt bigger than its budget by staying rooted in character and using practical effects to make the unreal feel tangible.

The new film is a queer drama-horror that drifts between warmth and the pull of the dark. At its center are Logan and Annie, two young women caught between the intimacy they crave and the silence that keeps them apart. The Angler, the glowing figure that waits beneath the surface, is not just a monster. It is the lure of that silence, the weight of everything we push down until it begins to feel alive on its own.

I am drawn to stories, like those of my greatest influence Guillermo del Toro, that find empathy in their monsters. Angler comes from that same impulse, believing that even the things we fear most in ourselves deserve to be faced and understood.

We built this film with practical effects, water-logged sets, and a creature made by hand to bring a human, tactile kind of horror to the screen and to make space for queer voices within the genre. I hope that as you explore this site you see not just a monster story but a story about the courage it takes to reach for the light.

Meet the Cast & Crew

Goal: Humanize the project, highlight team talent.

  • Grid of portraits/names/roles.

  • Keep it concise to avoid scroll fatigue.

Press & Updates

Goal: Social proof & ongoing engagement.

  • Campaign update videos, any festival or press mentions.

Contact / Footer

Goal: Keep the close clean & professional.

  • Email contact + social icons.

  • Minimal copyright line.