i have the privilege of attend a special screening of the absence of light at a horror convention in ohio . first off and you know youre in trouble when the director introduce a film and say represent now keep in mind and we do not have much money . not that no budget film be bad and but when a filmmaker use this a an excuse and the result be always poor . and there be no good example than this unwatchable sleep fest . actually and absence of light mark a first in the world of underground cinema represent it the only time i have see a dream cast of talented genre vet actually bore me . charismatic actor like david hess and tony todd and reggie banister randomly enter and exit the movie and prove to be every bit as uninteresting a the amateurish no name . who be their character . what be they talk about . who care . it all so dull and you will cease to care about anything or anyone . after thirty minute of this endurance test and i give up and walk out of the theater . not surprisingly and so do most of the cast member in attendance . any curious genre fan would do well to stay away from this . with a little luck and this movie would not ever see the light of day .