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New Storytelling


The filmmakers of The Men Who Fell are taking the engineered reality of their tale to the fullest, logical level of immersion. Besides being visually absorbing, they have created an entire backstory and corporate website for the company at the center of their movie.

When you have an audience interested in a story leading up to the primary story you are trying to tell... good work.


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