Based on the 2014 children's book of the same name by Emma Yarlett, Orion and the Dark is an inventive exploration of what it means to face your fears.
Based on the 2014 children's book of the same name by Emma Yarlett, Orion and the Dark is an inventive exploration of what it means to face your fears. Adapted by surrealist extraordinaire Charlie Kaufman, the film follows 11-year-old Orion ( Jacob Tremblay), who suffers from debilitating fears. One night, the power goes out, and the personification of the dark ( Paul Walter Hauser) arrives to take him on a journey that will help quell his anxieties. Along the way, he meets other personified nighttime beings such as Sleep and Unexpected Noises, coming to understand their functions.