What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

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What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

2024

1h 20m

Horror

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Ozzie Gray video documents her investigation into the traumatic events from her early childhood, which involved her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Meadows gives an impressively committed performance at the center of it all.

Sep 27, 2024

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Character study beats out simple scales here. However, it’s the style of What Happened to Dorothy Bell? that really distinguishes it.

Sep 23, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

The film's exploration of how trauma is passed down through families while remaining hidden under layers of silence and misunderstanding takes it a few notches above traditional found footage and psychological horror films.

Nov 9, 2024

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

What a Scream Podcast

...the dynamic use of the found-footage format and the exploration of family secrets and mental health male What Happened To Dorothy Bell an impressive first feature entry for director Danny Villanueva Jr.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2024

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Stephanie Malone

Morbidly Beautiful

This spine-chilling found footage film is a riveting journey through trauma, mental illness, and the unknown. Villanueva Jr. is a filmmaker to watch, crafting a memorable and haunting debut that lingers in the mind like a ghost unwilling to be exorcised.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2024

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

What Happened to Dorothy Bell? is a frightening journey into trauma and the inner demons, both real and metaphorical, that tear us apart.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 7, 2024

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Danny Villanueva Jr.

Director

Asya Meadows

Actor

Michael Hargrove

Actor

Lisa Wilcox

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Arlene Arnone Bibbs

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Steven Alonte

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Synopsis

Ozzie Gray video documents her investigation into the traumatic events from her early childhood, which involved her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell.

Director: Danny Villanueva Jr.
Producer: Danny Villanueva Jr.
Screenwriter: Danny Villanueva Jr.
Production Co: How Bizarre Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 20m