Talk to us!
Thanks for visiting the website for the documentary URBAN EXPLORERS: INTO THE DARKNESS.
Here is where you can drop us a note — let us know what you think, how you found us, etc.. Thanks.
- Melody Gilbert
Director/Producer Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness
(For more information about other films Melody has made, go to www.frozenfeetfilms.com)
December 20th, 2005 at 1:45 pm
Check out our myspace at www.myspace.com/urbanexplorers
December 21st, 2005 at 8:00 pm
I’m very excited to see a documentary on this topic. So many people misunderstand — maybe you can help them, hah. Where can I snag a copy? I’m very .. very interested.
December 26th, 2005 at 4:14 am
i did a small thing to help in scotland, looking forward to seeing it…
December 27th, 2005 at 9:56 am
Kae- the documentary will be finished soon–probably in January.
Watch for annoucements here about where to see it and how to buy a DVD.
Thanks for your interest (and yes, many people misunderstand what UE is..that’s one of the reasons I made the movie!).
January 2nd, 2006 at 6:25 pm
This website really captures the UE vibe. Great job!
January 2nd, 2006 at 11:34 pm
We are also a group of UE folks from St. Paul Mn. and was wondering how we could help. I have alot of great footage of some interesting places.
January 6th, 2006 at 1:28 am
cool project, can’t wait to see it
January 6th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
it’s great to see the film is coming together! thanks for your help; the preview party was a great start for me. if you’re interested i can send you a copy of my ethnography when i’m done.
January 7th, 2006 at 11:05 pm
where would we be watching this movie?
January 9th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
The documentary is ALMOST done. We finished a “rough cut ” this past weekend and we will be fine tuning it over the next month or so. We hope it will premiere at a major film festival sometime soon (April?), and then hopefully in theaters and/or television after that. Eventually I will have DVD’s available for purchase via this website as well. Keep checking back for the latest info. And thanks everyone for your nice comments. After two years of working on this, I’m excited to get it done and get it out there for people to see! ~Melody
January 13th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
So which will come first, festival premiere or DVD release?
Keep up the good work, I can’t wait to see how stupid I’ll look.
January 14th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
I think the trailer looks awsome.. seems you guys put alot of effort into this project . I cant wait to see it.. how to you plan on releasing it?. i mean will it actually be in theaters or somthing or released off the website on dvd ?.. Only one thing I can see wrong with this movie/ documentry… Im not in it…other then that kickass job keep up the work..hope to see me and hope even more that im in them.lol..
January 14th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
sorry , I didnt pay close enough attention, you already mentioned how it will be released…
January 17th, 2006 at 10:40 am
Hey Melody, happy to see the film is almost done. But it looks like Chicago made the cutting room floor!!! Oh well…good luck with it! Chuck
January 17th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
Hey Chuck-
Chicago IS represented..but just not as much as some of the other locations where I spent more time! You’ll see.
( Check your e-mail for another message from me.)
And to the rest of you…thanks for posting. It’s nice to hear that you all like what you’re seeing so far. Of course we are anxious to find out where we will premiere this movie….we .should know soon!
January 19th, 2006 at 12:50 pm
Really looking forward to this documentary, even though i’m presuming most will be filmed in the US will be interesting to see how you operate over there.
January 22nd, 2006 at 1:41 am
Woohoo! Carrie made it into the trailer! hehehehehehehehe Looks great Melody!
January 23rd, 2006 at 12:21 pm
just another thing to add to the list of reasons why places will get torn down or be destoyed be losers with spray paint cans.. THANKS GUYS!
January 24th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
“I can’t wait to see how stupid I’ll look.” Too funny, but i’m sure you will look fine, after all we do crawl around in sewers, caves, and tunnels, think of dirt as a fashion accessory =)
January 28th, 2006 at 7:20 am
Melody if you need people to help push the film when it’s released (a ’street team’ if you will…) let me know. I run Street Teams and love to help promote things I have a passion for. And yes, I do UE. Thanks for making this film.
February 4th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
I want to buy it NOW on DVD.
February 11th, 2006 at 10:22 am
ADD THIS FILM TO YOUR MYSPACE
myspace.com/urbanexplorers
February 17th, 2006 at 12:27 am
Lookksssss soooo KOOL! Nivelo u rock! Cave clan represent!
March 1st, 2006 at 4:55 am
Good film, i can’t wait to see it! Ps. Im from Poland
March 2nd, 2006 at 9:06 am
Looks fantastic. Great to see turbo on screen and a lot of the other urbex mainstays. Looking forward to the release. Keep us all in the loop!
C.
March 2nd, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Looks like this should be the thing to see this year!
I’m sorry still about not getting in to interview with you guys in Chicago, but it was great to see you up in the Twin Cities.
I hope the completed film is as good as I think it will be.
~D
March 7th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Dude,
You’re TOTALLY in trouble.
Oh no! Man, you’re gunna get it.
get out of there, ohhhhh
oh no. What?! ohhh nooooo…
….
March 19th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
We are a organization from PA we have lots of documentation, footage, and pictures. If you need help just ask.
March 21st, 2006 at 6:43 am
Woohoo go Nivelo, Cant wait to see you on the big screen. Lets just hope that it comes down under so we can see it.
April 6th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Wow, you were very very serious about subtitling me, eh Melody!??
April 9th, 2006 at 12:45 am
will this be released on dvd??
shown in australia?
April 10th, 2006 at 10:35 am
We will definitely be releasing this on DVD and possibly even for digital download. We wlll be fnishing up editing soon and I will have some news for you about some upcoming screenings shortly. You should also check out our MYSPACE at www.myspace.com/urbanexplorers –there are a few more photos there and we’ll post updates there as well. ~Melody
PS; And yes, Turbo, we did have to subtitle you in most cases! Your thick accent is charming, but sometimes hard for people in the U.S. to understand
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:32 pm
This movie was just written up in Indiewire today
Check it out:
http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2006/05/production_repo_7.html
May 25th, 2006 at 2:50 am
wow i cant wait. its about time someone makes a video ive seen a few skits that were like 30 min but nothing like this i will buy this movie.
May 25th, 2006 at 2:53 am
do you have a website that shows pictures and stories of were you been.
May 28th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
Is Mark Vollrath in your movie? I’m writing a bio of Mark for a movie I’m working on called Begging for Billionaires. Mark’s my son and the editor
of BFB.
June 11th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
un earth our fountain cave
June 19th, 2006 at 12:01 am
i cant wait to see this out there! im so excited. GO SHANE!
June 28th, 2006 at 2:22 pm
This is awesome, and I’ll definitely have to get my hands on it. Keep up the kick-assery!
July 2nd, 2006 at 7:08 pm
ive watched the trailer for it, i must see the whole thing
July 20th, 2006 at 8:31 am
I bet that whole film is about some guys we don’t even know. I heard they suck and never did make it into that one place. But I bet the rest is pretty cool though.
July 22nd, 2006 at 7:24 am
Hey this is THE John Martens, the one from that newspaper clip at the beginning of the preview about the Landmark Six incident in December ‘03… I can’t wait to see this, all those guys I explored with on that fateful weekend. All the best to them! Props!
July 31st, 2006 at 5:27 pm
Thanks for the screening, l think it’s going to be a great hit with all the UE people.
I love the way you included not only (international) locations but you also got to know some of the explorers and provide a personal insight.
Very well done, l will definetly be buying a copy of it.
Hope it goes well.
August 3rd, 2006 at 5:26 pm
Can’t wait to see my “buddies’ nivelo and Turbozutek on screen ! And can’t wait to put a face on those I only know by their name and work !
October 24th, 2006 at 10:27 am
Although I have never been an explorer I wish that I had the opportunity. I am very intrigued by this film and hope that it puts the explorers in a good light. I do think that it’s misunderstood; without our sense of adventure where would we as humans be today. I am close to one of the Landmark 6, the guys who were arrested for walking on the street near the Gopher State Ethanol Plant. Yes they had some of those items listed, night vision, radios, flashlights, etc., but some of the items were not on their person, they were in their cars which were 1 block away at the time the police stopped them. I do not believe the police handle this in the best possible way but that’s another story. I would love to buy the DVD when it’s available and thank you for showing us all that the spirit of adventure is still alive.
November 2nd, 2006 at 4:06 pm
Do you need to buy tickets in advanced for the Mill City museum showing?
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Yes, I would suggest bying tix in advance.
The musuem people told me that they don’ usually get alot of online sales but in this case the tix are selling very quickly!
See you there? MG
November 3rd, 2006 at 8:56 pm
Dang I wish I could make that screening in Nov. Bravo in advance!
November 5th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
What is going on between when the doors open (6:30) and the actual showing(8pm)?
November 5th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Let’s see….you can tour the musuem (some special tours that night to places they don’t normally show!)…view the photographs taken by some UE folks…have a drink (cash bar) or just enjoy the view of the Mississippi River from the back courtyard. Oh, and if you get there early enough, maybe you can save a good seat for yoursefl??!! See you there…MG
November 10th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Im so glad I came across this website, as I was surfing the UE sites. I love this!
November 13th, 2006 at 10:02 am
Hi Melody, et al.,
I enjoyed the sneak preview on 11/10. I was the guy standing in the back against a pillar; you offered me a padded seat along the wall which I declined.
In the late 80s and early 90s, I entered some of the caves on the banks of the Mississippi in St. Paul. We entered some old brewery caves along Shepard Road near Crosby Lake through a 24 inch PVC tube which someone had cemented into a storm drain to deter people from entering. Whoever did it also put a steel bar halfway through the tube and created a bed of nails sticking up out of the concrete to hurt people who would even try.
Well, we squeezed through and inche-wormed our way through that tube and entered the caves. The drain connects to a wide cave entrance about 10 yards in. I’m wondering if that tube is still there and if anyone else ever attempted entering that way.
Looking forward to the cinema,
St. George
November 13th, 2006 at 10:59 am
The movie was super entertaining. I don’t know what film festivals you will be submitting to, but this movie could be a very large draw with 18 to 30 somethings. The Florida scenes are the best, definitely the most intriguing and entertaining. Awesome film work, fantastic topic! Good luck to you.
November 13th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
I saw this movie on Friday - and honestly I didn’t know what I was in for - just wanted a little night on the town. The film was really amazing…and very thought provoking, As in, thinking of these folks wading through the tunnels below our feet where we go to school, where we work….where we live. But in the end all I can think is “please be careful out there! (Under there)!” Wow - I hope that this film plays again soon. I know several people who would love to see it.
November 14th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
I loved this film, I am sort of an amateur at this. I got some good photos of a power station in St Paul that was going to become condos. Some pix were taken from the outside looking through broken glass.
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November 26th, 2006 at 2:44 am
I hope we get to see this film in UK or at least the DVD.
Is there anyway we can get involved with this in Manchester UK from what l can read very interesting.
November 26th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
This is fantastic. It’s such a relief to know there are some people out there who who are alive, have spirit, who still have a sense of exploration and unacceptance of the norm.
Wish I could get to see this but until I stumbled onto the website I never even knew about it.
Reawakens my sagging faith in humanity. Awesome.
December 26th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
I really want to see this! If you release a dvd I will definitely purchase it, and if not I hope there will be a screening in the LA area!
January 5th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Hey everyone….we recently found out that we will be premiering this movie at the Cinequest Film Festival in California (www.cinequest.org) in February/Marcfh 2007! It’s a “Top 10″ film fest so we’re very excited to be screening there. More screening invitations from around the country are arriving now…I will post screening dates/times shortly. Check back here or on our myspace (www.myspace.com/urbanexplorers) for updates shortly and hope to see some of you at the screenings! ~ Melody
January 19th, 2007 at 10:13 am
There are some great UE sites in Buffalo, NY… Would be great to see a screening out here. Any insite on when a dvd would be available?
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:46 pm
How can I buy a DVD of your film?
January 25th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Unfortunately I missed the screening at the MN Historical Society. Will “UE” be back in the Twin Cities at all? Otherwise I’d like to buy the DVD.
January 25th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Hey Kabe
This is your lucky day! We will be showing the movie at the
Walker Art Center on March 16 (9pm) and March 17 (4 pm).
I don’t think it’s up on their website yet, but it will be soon!
Better get your tickets pretty quick–the Milll City Museum screening sold out in advance! Thanks for asking…Melody
January 25th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
For those of you who have been asking about a DVD…well, we’re working on it! We just finished editing the final cut of the movie, which we will be premiering in CA (www.cinequest.org). Hopefully some of the San Francisco Bay area explorers will come to the screenings! We are also showing at a festival in Sweden
(www.arcticlight.org) in February.DVD’s soon after. Check back here and at www.myspace.com/urbanexplorers for udates about DVD sales. Thanks for questions and comments! ~MG
February 9th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Melody –
UE is listed on the Walker page for the 16th, but not the 17th (yet). Is it still playing both days?
February 11th, 2007 at 9:31 am
I don’t know why the second screeing of UE on the 17th is missing from the Walker calendar, but as far as I know it is still goling to happen. It was a late addition (they’re expecting both sreenings to sell out) so that might be why it’s not on the calendar yet. I will find out what’s going on and post here when I get an answer from the Walker folks.
~Melody
February 20th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
The second screening on the 17th is showing up now. I didn’t update it myself, but it is there.
I will be in the audience for sure!
February 21st, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Check out http://denverdrainers.org
February 22nd, 2007 at 11:09 am
Tickets for the two shows at the Walker Art Center are now available!
I got mine, and have sent the word out to a bunch of people.
See you on Friday
March 4th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
What’s going on with the digital download/DVD sales? since we dont have these type of screenings half way around the world, an alternative opportunity to view this movie would be great.
March 6th, 2007 at 12:01 am
Saw the movie Sat. night. Loved it. Made me want to return to old ways. Would love to get a DVD. Melody- thanks for the T-shirt- I owe you ( I will mail a check.) Shane, your web page is down.ps. my friends think your HOT!!!
March 26th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Melody,
Saw the film in Boston and loved it. One question: In the catacombs beneath Paris, what was the purpose of the bright red flare they were burning?
March 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Awesome film thanks for spreading the word
April 16th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
HEY! HOLY JESUS FUCK! I was just talking about this with a few friends and was digging for some of the old info… wow. Yes, this is -THE- DarkTreader from the incident in question.
So. Freaking. Cool. Hit me up if you need anything. I’ve been out of the scene for a while, but I wouldn’t mind giving whatever info I can.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:46 am
Hello, I found you on a swedish forum, and im wondering, how can i see you documentary from sweden? I really wanna see it
May 13th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
When will this be released on DvD or a digital download. I’m incredibly interested in watching it.
May 24th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I’d like to see this movie in the UK
Is there anyway we can get a DVD or download?
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:59 am
How do I go about buying the DVD?
June 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
HI. We are wanting to do a photo shoot with Urban explorers here in the U.S. If any of you are interested or have ideas I would love to talk to you. Email jhaskins@urb.com
June 20th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
How do we can get a hand on this in Canada? Or when?
August 8th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Hi all where can i buy this movie ?
August 11th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
how can we see this in Canada?
August 14th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Melody,
They are showing this film in Chicago on a day when my husband and I will be unable to attend and I don’t see a listing of upcoiming screenings on your website. Can you tell me about future screenings? We really want to see it - can you help us out.
September 13th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Dang, you screened this movie 3 miles from my house in August at the Square Lake Festival but I didn’t hear anything about it. Doesn’t anyone update the website? Any other Twin Cities screenings coming up? Any news on a release date/DVD? Anything?
October 10th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Are there any screenings coming to New York or nearby? Is this out on DVD?
November 8th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Hi all. Missed all of the screenings (of course) and I am absolutely DYING to see this film. Does anyone know if/when it will be realease publicly and/or on DVD ? Thanks !
November 18th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Hey Thomasine/ Steve and all the rest of you who have asked…DVD’S ARE COMING IN DECEMBER 07!! Just in time for holiday giving! Check back here or sign up for the email newsletter–you’ll be among the first to know when the DVD’s are ready. And I promise we will do a better job of updating the website from now on ….
November 18th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
And Dave…there will be a screening at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 6h @ 7pm. Hope you can make that one!
December 4th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Any chance of a San Francisco screening?
December 26th, 2007 at 10:03 am
I’d like to feature your link on my site. I heard a rebroadcast of your MPR piece this a.m. on my way into work. It reminded me of exploring I did in my youth - and life’s hidden treasures still make me just as curious now as it did then. I am ordering the DVD. Cool stuff - thank you for letting us take a peek inside!
October 9th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Cant wait to see the film - Excellent - Best of luck
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Cheers!
July 24th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Hello. Great job. I did not expect this on a Wednesday. This is a great story. Thanks!
September 7th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Saw it and loved it. Who knew?
November 17th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I watched this film at a friends and then I was reading about urban exploration online and found your website. Great timing–I bought a DVD for my little brother for Christmas (and a t-shirt for me!). Thanks!