indie filmmaking

Snatchers

By Alan Ng | November 2025

The sci-fi comedy Snatchers, directed by John Kingman and written by Guy Patton, opens in upstate New York, where a shy Mennonite,…

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The sci-fi comedy Snatchers, directed by John Kingman and written by Guy Patton, opens in upstate New York, where a shy Mennonite, Jeb (Jason Keller),...

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