100 Nights of Hero

Julia Jackman, along with collaborators such as cinematographer Xenia Patricia, production designer Sofia Saccomani, art director Naomi Bailey, and costume designer Susie Coulthard, dives deep into creating the fanciful world of “100 Nights of Hero” and making it their own. Through a soft-focused lens, Patricia gives the film a dreamy atmosphere, transporting the audience to this strange, far, far away place. From the intricate use of lighting to outsized costumes with poufy sleeves and exaggerated collars to maximalist set design, the filmmakers conjure the kind of colorful, dramatic intrigue found in Dario Argento’s “Suspiria” and Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall.” Oliver Coates’s synth-heavy score adds to the ’80s aesthetic, as if “100 Nights of Hero” could have been picked off the shelf of a video rental store back in the day.