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STRANGERS

By | February 2004

SUNDANCE 2004 ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! Even without dialogue, “Strangers” makes its tension through the sounds of the rumbling of the subway train, the squeak of brakes, and suspense music where it’s needed…

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