
2025 • 1h 34m • Documentary
Availability
Available until Dec 31, 2027
Available in CA, US
Speakers Available
Language
English
Closed Captions
English
Audio
English (Descriptive Video)
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About the film
Silver Screamers is a heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a spirited group of older adults who set out to make a horror film, stepping far outside their comfort zones. Led by a local filmmaker, they navigate the challenges of low-budget movie-making with humor, heart, and resilience. Along the way, they discover newfound confidence, forge meaningful friendships, and prove that creativity knows no age. Silver Screamers is a joyful celebration of second acts and fearless reinvention.
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Director
Sean Cisterna
Awards & recognition
Fantastic Fest
World Premiere
Toronto After Dark
Adam Lopez Audience Award
Celluloid Screams
Gold Award Winner
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Official Selection
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
Official Selection
Lunenburg Documentary Festival
Official Selection
Naples International Film Festival
Official Selection
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection
What people are saying
“Carrying the message that you’re never too old to try something new, “Silver Screamers” is delightful in every way. It’s uplifting without being saccharine, funny without being condescending, and inspiring without being preachy.”
Louisa Moore
“The resulting drama, while perhaps predictable in an American Movie meets Cocoon kind of way, is still awfully sweet and warmhearted.”
Barry Hertz
“A sweet and uplifting documentary twist on the horror genre, Silver Screamers is, as they say in Yiddish, a “mitzvah” on the part of director Sean Cisterna, and a gift that keeps on giving.”
Jim Slotek
“The subjects will remind you of people in your life, ones who may not be around anymore, but whose passions and love for life didn’t end when they turned eighty years old. Silver Screamers is endearingly heartfelt in its pursuit of making something frightening, a mirror of sorts to life itself.”
Tina Kakadelis
“Silver Screamers is a film bursting with joy, and every horror fan and movie lover needs to see it as soon as possible.”
Matthew Jackson
“By taking advantage of an unusual purse and creatively fudging a scenario to make a movie, (Silver Screamers) lets horror and documentary work together to reveal larger truths about a stage of life that all audiences will (hopefully) reach. Few movies seem as ideally suited to both a lunchtime matinee and a midnight madness screening.”
Pat Mullen
“Silver Screamers shows us the exquisiteness of life and the cinema, and how the two can come together to create a movie about a flesh-eating rug. In a word, wonderful.”
Kent Hill
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