Filmed in Winston-Salem and Germanton, NC by a group of University of North Carolina School of the Arts grads, The Arbors follows Ethan (Drew Matthews, Bluff City Law), a lonely, reclusive locksmith struggling to keep ties with his younger brother. Ethan’s ordinary life takes an unsettling turn after finding a small, spider-like creature which he captures and hides in his garage. Is it an unknown species? A laboratory experiment? Or something more? Now, the quick-growing creature has broken loose and a string of gruesome, unexplained murders are terrorizing Ethan's small, country community. Men in white Hazmat suits are scouring the woods. The town people are filled with panic and paranoia. And as Ethan's private, introverted world gives way beneath him, he finds himself trapped in a larger, even more-terrifying arena.

OFFICIAL SELECTION!

RiverRun International Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

Austin Film Festival

Director Biography - Clayton Witmer



Clayton Witmer has been making short films and videos from a very young age. He spent the last four years studying directing at UNCSA School of Filmmaking and has directed a number of short films both in school and independently, some of which have gone on to win awards and screen at international film festivals (AFF, Footcandle, Riverrun). Clayton has spent the last two years dedicated to making this film.