When a horror movie’s monster is also battling memory loss, the scares carry an extra weight — and that’s exactly the kind of ambitious blend that just earned a Boise filmmaker major institutional backing.
BOISE, ID, UNITED STATES, October 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Alexa Rose Foundation has selected Bradley Elliot Norton, a filmmaker based in the Boise area, as a recipient of its Light of Day Award. The honor is designed to support creators who stretch the limits of their craft while also being ready for broader recognition. Norton’s winning submission, a feature-length horror project called Sundowning, is set in Idaho and centers on a vampire living with dementia. The film is built to deliver genuine frights while also digging into themes of memory, selfhood, and the profound loneliness that accompanies growing old.
“The whole team is excited,” Norton said. “We’ve been working toward this project for a long time, and the Light of Day Award is just the boost we need.”
Production on the film is already in motion, with principal photography slated for Summer 2027 and a worldwide rollout planned for 2028. In the meantime, the project is working to close its funding gap through Travel Alliance of Idaho, its nonprofit partner. Supporters who want to chip in or get involved can find more details on the film’s GiveButter page.
About Bradley Elliot Norton
As co-owner of the Boise-based production shop LowerGentry Studios, Norton has built a reputation for confronting difficult subjects with boldness and honesty. His prior work has earned recognition throughout the Northwest, and his latest feature, Stockton to Table Rock, is currently available to stream on international platforms.
About the Alexa Rose Foundation
The Foundation provides support to individual artists and champions the efforts of transformative arts leaders, helping them expand possibilities for others across the creative community.
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Why it matters: This grant signals that genre filmmaking with a serious thematic core is finding institutional support, not just commercial appeal. For independent filmmakers in the Northwest, it’s a reminder that stories rooted in local identity and unconventional concepts can earn national-level validation — and that a 2028 theatrical future is within reach for the right project.
