Good Boy Film, POV Horror From Ben Leonberg's Dog

Why in the film Good Boy (Independent Films)

JAKARTA - The exploration of horror is increasingly varied with the presence of director Ben Leonberg's Good Boy film. Instead of using humans, the main character's point of view in this film is carried out by a dog.

The film Good Boy tells the story of Kandina, a dog who moves to a rural area along with its owner, Todd (Shane Jensen). Todd's brother suspects that their grandmother's former house is inhabited, but Todd still insists on staying there until Why are you feeling various things that are odd.

The selection of dogs as the main character is not a common thing, therefore the process is very challenging like working with small children.

"He (Indy) can only work one or two hours a day," said Ben Leonberg to TODAY USA.

"When we were the most valuable source, it felt like working with small children. Filmmakers always said 'Don't work with small children or animals' and part of the reason because once they're done, they're done," he said.

Proses produksi ini dilakukan sejak pandemi COVID-19 yang mereka mulai mengerjakan film di sebuah rumah di Morristown, New Jersey. Leonberg tidak menggunakan CGI atau teknis apa pun untuk mengarahkan akting kalian, dog yang memerankan nama yang sama.

"A close-up figure for Whynas is always taking a business and being wrong and trying but seeing it go around the house, sometimes it's easier," Leonberg said.

"We spread the food packages so that he can follow them so that we get a point to control from point A to point B," he explained.

The film Good Boy is one of the surprising films that aired exclusively at Jakarta World Cinema (JWC) 2025. Now, the Good Boy film will soon be released regularly in Indonesian cinemas starting October 8, 2025.