{"id":1721,"date":"2021-02-22T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattshorroraddiction.com\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2021-02-22T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:59:40","slug":"an-interview-with-joshua-criss-writer-director-of-leaving-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/?p=1721","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Joshua Criss, Writer\/Director of Leaving D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>This interview contains minor spoilers, so if you have not yet watched the films mentioned in this post please do so first and come back!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/750-38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1757\" width=\"309\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/750-38.png 525w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/750-38-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the opportunity of sitting down with filmmaker Joshua Criss to discuss his 2012 found footage creep-fest, <em>Leaving D.C.<\/em> The film chronicles the adventures of Mark (played by Criss), a man who makes video diaries of his move from Washington, D.C. to the isolated woods of Virginia, where he unexpectedly encounters a pesky, ghostly neighbor. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Criss, along with his playful cat, informs me of the pros and cons of filmmaking (especially with his newest project, the horror-comedy <em>The Caretaker<\/em>, which he also stars, along with his mother), his love for <em>The Blair Witch Project<\/em>, and how much he would like to be eyewitness to a real paranormal event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leaving-D-C-Joshua-Criss\/dp\/B01JKI7V5O\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31JPVNJBN9OHS&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=leaving+dc&amp;qid=1613592222&amp;sprefix=leaving+dc%2Caps%2C147&amp;sr=8-1\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leaving-D-C-Joshua-Criss\/dp\/B01JKI7V5O\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31JPVNJBN9OHS&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=leaving+dc&amp;qid=1613592222&amp;sprefix=leaving+dc%2Caps%2C147&amp;sr=8-1\">Leaving D.C.<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Caretaker-Joshua-Criss\/dp\/B08FF8L121\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+caretaker&amp;qid=1613592240&amp;sr=8-5\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Caretaker-Joshua-Criss\/dp\/B08FF8L121\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+caretaker&amp;qid=1613592240&amp;sr=8-5\">The Caretaker<\/a><\/em> are available on Amazon Prime. Criss&#8217;s novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moving-Soul-Joshua-Criss\/dp\/1517435196\/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&amp;keywords=joshua+criss&amp;qid=1613592072&amp;sr=8-8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moving-Soul-Joshua-Criss\/dp\/1517435196\/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&amp;keywords=joshua+criss&amp;qid=1613592072&amp;sr=8-8\"><em>The Moving Soul<\/em><\/a>, is also available on Amazon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Interview with Joshua Criss, Director of Leaving D.C.\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfSSOHj6Oss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7oXtwBehros\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This interview contains minor spoilers, so if you have not yet watched the films mentioned in this post please do so first and come back! I had the opportunity of sitting down with filmmaker Joshua Criss to discuss his 2012 found footage creep-fest, Leaving D.C. 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