Director Andrew Patterson spoke to EW about his triumph of micro-budget sci-fi filmmaking.

The Vast of Nightalso distinguishes itself with a surfeit of cinematic style.

“We used every penny,” Patterson says, laughing, of the movie’s tiny-by-Hollywood-standards budget.

The Vast of Night

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That became a real valuable part of our production."

Thereafter, however, the buzz began to build quickly.

But don’t expect Patterson to go Hollywood anytime soon.

I want to find new ways to engage viewers and challenge them with my films and stories.

And I look forward to new collaborators joining me in that fight."