Now she is earning dividends.

“I’ve been attracted to acting since I was young,” the Jamestown native said.

Her latest movie “Eight Eyes” will be shown at the Buffalo International Film Festival at 9 p.m. on Oct. 5.

“I am super proud of Eight Eyes,” she added.

Emily Sweet shooting on location in Eastern Europe on the set of the movie “Eight Eyes.” The movie will be shown at the Buffalo International Film Festival at 9 p.m. on Oct. 5.

Made entirely on location in Serbia and Macedonia and photographed on 16mm film, Sweet said “Eight Eyes” draws equally from Eastern European genre cinema and American regional horror films of the 70s to create a nightmarish tableau of nostalgia twisted into berserk, new shapes. Set among the ruins of the former Yugoslavia, Eight Eyes was scripted and structured with significant contributions from the film’s local cast and crew to ensure an authentic portrayal of the cultural environment in which it is set; one which has rarely been documented on film.

According to Internet Movie Database, imdb.com, in the film Sweet’s character is Cass and When Cass begins to hear voices while backpacking with her husband Gav through former Yugoslavia, she attributes it to travel stress and cracks appearing in her new marriage. However, when the couple embarks on an unplanned sight seeing expedition with a mysterious local named Saint Peter, Cass quickly suspects that his promises to give them an “authentic” tour of his homeland conceal a much darker purpose.

When Gav goes missing, Cass soon finds herself dragged into an increasingly paranoid web of manipulation and murder from which even death offers no escape.

And Sweet also is attracted to gore.

The more gore, the better, she noted.

“I have become desensitized to it (gore),” Sweet added.

“Eight Eyes” is a co-production between Vinegar Syndrome Pictures, and Not the Funeral Home. Sweet noted, Vinegar Syndrome Pictures is known for its restoration and release of genre and underground cinema, one of the United States’ most celebrated boutique home video labels.

“They recently launched a production arm and ‘Eight Eyes’ is their first feature,” the actress said.

Buffalo International Film Festival was established in 2006 and is a nonprofit organization that champions regional, national, and international films that push the limits of independent cinema – presenting quality films from around the world to western New York residents and visitors. The festival is committed to amplifying diverse voices and exhibiting cutting-edge programming in narrative, documentary and experimental film, its mission statement said.

Sweet said she always feels at home when she is acting and absolutely loves the craft.

“The easiest and hardest thing about making movies is that you need to be yourself,” Sweet said.