From independent filmmaker Glenn Andreiev and his crew comes a different slant on the vampire mythos - SILVER NIGHT. Set in the mean streets of New York City, the film follows a dedicated posse of vampire hunters on their quest against a band of serial killer Wamphyri...

A seemingly drunk girl gets a ride back to her apartment from a kind cabbie as two roughs search the streets for her. Once safe at her place, the girl - Cora - contacts her finance David with the news - she's finished off one of the notorious vampires terrorizing the city! David is concerned that's she's alone - and rightly so. Poor Cora is struck down by head vamp honcho Garring, and with her death, the list of vampires roaming the city may be lost to the hunters as well...

In the aftermath of Cora's death, the vampire hunters continue their struggle against the undead. Zealous Margo attempts to break into the abandoned speakeasy where Garring is rumored to sleep, but she gets busted for trespassing. David is haunted by the specter of Cora, who tries to communicate with her lost love. Something about a password... Margo's sister Veronica posts bail, and decries her sister and her friends 'game'. Veronica believes there's a gang of serial killers just acting like vampires; Margo would be in grave danger if she continued to 'hunt' them. Margo remembers her first encounter with the undead - she interrupted an attack on Veronica herself at a costume party months earlier. After that, she joined David, Cora, Dunlevy and Douglas to rid the city of this scourge. As the gang attempt to hack into Cora's computer to find the list of active vampires, Veronica watches a tape explaining the life of Garring - once a Capone wanna-be who killed himself and his wife instead of facing jail. But death was only the beginning for the notorious bootlegger....

Margo and the boys prepare for the 'Silver Night'; the night when they will extinguish the vampire threat with silver crossbow bolts! They need to crack that password to get the list and time is running out. For Garring has a mole in the hunters, whose betrayal means death to all the stalkers. Can they succeed in their quest, or will the 'Silver Night' become the endless night for Margo and her friends?

SILVER NIGHT is a very low budget independent production, and unfortunately, the picture really suffers from the lack of funds. The lighting throughout the film is very uneven, with far too many 'hot spots' that distract. The digital transfer is very 'soft'; images are not blurry, but the visuals seem to be 'muddled'. The colors have a washed out look much of the time, which compounds the film's flat look. Audio is also uneven - any looped audio is much louder than that captured live on set. Story-wise, SILVER NIGHT has a fresh slant on the vampire mythos, but doesn't answer many of the intriguing questions the story raises (especially about the nature of Garring and his wife). The vampire gang is introduced and then killed immediately - a missed opportunity to build up the story. However, there is a lot of good in SILVER NIGHT to be sure. The actors are very committed to their roles and make the characters believable - kudos especially to Frank Franconeri as Garring and Shawna Bermender as Margo & ... (oh, that would be telling). Even Bernard Goetz does a fine job in his cameo as "the vampire doctor". As mentioned, SILVER NIGHT does bring a different slant to the vampire lore, so there's a lot of new & neat takes on the standard monster formula - the film just doesn't realize its own potential. The editing keeps the pace moving, and shots are staged very well. Music is non descript, but appropriate for the movie.

The screener I received for SILVER NIGHT had no extras. I hope the final product contains some behind-the-scenes featurette, as it looks like they had a lot of fun making this film. It's always interesting (to me anyhow) to see how indie filmmakers cope with the logistics of low budget movie making. I'd also like notes on other productions the cast and crew have worked on. Oh, and throw in the obligatory trailer just to make things complete.

The cast and crew are pretty much one and the same on SILVER NIGHT, and the obvious passion they have for the film is evident by their work. The production may be flawed by monetary limitations (i.e., lighting) and a story that reaches too far, but the results are certainly not from lack of effort. They have great ideas and an unmistakable love of film, so somebody give Andreiev and his crew some money. The potential is there, so let's see what they come up with next. Do not go gently into that SILVER NIGHT....