Joshua Zeman and Barbara’s critically-acclaimed documentary CROPSEY is coming to DVD on May 10 via Breaking Glass Pictures’ Vicious Circle Films. We don’t report on documentaries too often here, but this one is horrific enough to pass up. Here’s the lowdown:
Growing up on Staten Island, filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio had often heard the legend of Cropsey. For the kids in their neighborhood, Cropsey was the escaped mental patient who lived in the old, abandoned Willowbrook Mental Institution and would come out at night to snatch children off the streets. Later, as teenagers, the filmmakers assumed Cropsey was just an urban legend: a cautionary tale used to keep them out of those abandoned buildings. That all changed in the summer of 1987 when 12-year-old Jennifer Schweiger disappeared from their community.
Now as adults Joshua and Barbara have returned to Staten Island to create “Cropsey,” a feature documentary that delves into the mystery behind Jennifer and four additional missing children. The film also investigates Andre Rand, the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances. Embarking on a mysterious journey into the underbelly of their forgotten borough, these filmmakers uncover a reality that is more terrifying than any urban legend.
The cover art has not yet been released, but special features on the disc will include ten deleted scenes and press clippings. Pre-order CROPSEY on DVD HERE.
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