
Xenia: Priestess of Night
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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.
Cast

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

Bill Rase
TV Newsman

Loretta Terabessi
Waitress

Larry Duncan
Chauffeur
