Sydney, Australia – Director Kenny Foo and co-producer Bryan Fisher have begun production of their first feature film, Butterfly Dreams, a bold, independently produced Australian cosmic horror that explores the uneasy intersection between technology, perception, surveillance and reality.
Following the critical success of their collaborations on COLDER, Corridor, and Slash, they are looking to challenge the found footage / screen-life genre through the claustrophobic intensity of digital surveillance. Foo and Fisher are returning with a project that takes the conventions of both form and storytelling in a new and unexpected direction.
Butterfly Dreams unfolds entirely through the lenses of devices, phones, webcams, and social media streams, offering a uniquely cinematic un-intermediated (POV) experience - there is no fourth wall. Even the actors operate their own cameras, collapsing the distance between performer, audience, and narrative.
“Often, horror and suspense emerge from quiet spaces and the interior moments between actions,” says Foo. “There’s something deeply relevant about the surveillance of devices, what they see, how they interpret us, and the realities they construct. We’re using those same tools to tell a story about intrusion, identity, and the blurred line between what’s seen and what is real.”
The film centres on a group of young people who begin to notice anomalies in their day-to-day life, questioning how plausible these disruptions become when everyday life is mediated by an array of devices constantly observing and recording.
From a production standpoint, Butterfly Dreams is a testament to how accessible technology has democratised filmmaking. The team is leveraging readily available digital tools, the same devices found in every pocket and laptop to achieve cinematic textures that, until recently, required far greater resources.
Fisher adds, “The ubiquity of digital cameras means anyone with the will and perseverance can become a storyteller; we've come a long way from Buster Keaton's sleight-of-hand illusions to The Daniels' using mobile phones for effects shots in Everything Everywhere All at Once. But that technology is a double-edged sword. Those same cameras increasingly encroach on our privacy, and our reality is being increasingly manipulated. In Butterfly Dreams, both sides are explored: the story and the filmmaking tools combine to create an unsettling visually captivating experience by triangulating the audience into the horror.”
Butterfly Dreams redefines what independent cinema can achieve, fusing the immediacy of digital life with the depth of psychological storytelling. With its minimalist production approach and immersive narrative design, the film invites audiences to confront both the power and the peril of the technologies that frame modern existence.
About the Creative Team
Kenny Foo – Producer / Director / Writer
Kenny Foo is a self-taught filmmaker whose fascination with the uncanny has shaped a body of work spanning numerous festival shorts and international accolades. His recent film, The Goat, a darkly comic descent into the absurdities of digital life won Best Film at the Perfect Light Film Festival in 2025. Other credits include COLDER, Corridor, and Slash, further showcasing his command of the genre and establishing his reputation as a filmmaker that delivers a deep impression to his audience.
Drawn to the strange intersections between humour and horror, Kenny’s films often explore the quiet dread that lives beneath the ordinary, where laughter and unease share the same breath. He cites Seinfeld as an unlikely writing inspiration, proof that the banal is often the basis of the most profoundly affecting existential disquiet with the right framing.
Bryan Fisher – Producer / Cinematographer / Editor
Bryan Fisher began his career as a visual arts and digital media teacher before moving behind the camera, where he has spent more than 15 years working across screen production. Currently an editor at the ABC, Brian’s technical precision and instinct for narrative rhythm have made him a trusted collaborator in both broadcast and independent cinema.
For over five years, he co-directed Kino Sydney, a grassroots filmmaking collective dedicated to experimentation and creative risk-taking — values that continue to inform his approach as a producer. His work blends structure with spontaneity, bringing discipline to chaos and coaxing coherence from the uncanny.
About the Collaboration
The creative partnership between Kenny Foo and Brian Fisher bubbles in the tension between chaos and control. Kenny’s instinct for unsettling ideas and visual experimentation meets Brian’s disciplined precision and narrative clarity, producing a dynamic that is both volatile and exacting. Together, they navigate the blurred frontier between humour and horror, exploring how technology, surveillance, and intimacy distort perception. Their collaboration is less a meeting of minds than an ongoing collision of chaos explored with lucidity. Yes, it's an adventurous undertaking when you place dissonance at the foundation of your story. Butterfly Dreams is the latest expression of that collision, a film born from curiosity about how the trusted trojan horses of tech are digital traitors that are messing with us inside and out.
Production: Independent, Sydney, Australia
Written and Directed by: Kenny Foo
Produced by: Kenny Foo and Bryan Fisher
Status: Principal Photography in progress
For media enquiries, interviews, or production stills, please contact:
Kenny Foo
cockandbullfilms@gmail.com | +61 411 832 060
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