The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 8, 2016, and was released in the United States and Canada on July 22, 2016, by Warner Bros. Principal photography for the film began in June 2015 in Los Angeles. After the short film's success, Sandberg announced a feature film adaptation based on his short film. In the film, when a terrifying force arises from her family's past, a woman must protect her young stepbrother from a spirit that kills its victims in the dark. It is based on Sandberg's 2013 short film of the same name and features Lotta Losten, who starred in the short. It stars Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, and Maria Bello. Sandberg in his directorial debut, produced by Lawrence Grey, James Wan, and Eric Heisserer and written by Heisserer.
Lights Out is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by David F.
