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Hollywood Legend Phil Tippett, RKSS’ Anouk Whissell Bring Brand New Projects to Powerful, Rangy Cannes Frontières Selection (EXCLUSIVE)
Pitching psychological thrillers, fun gore, social issue horror, a creature feature, upscale Giallo, Frontières shows genre’s robust range.
Further titles sparking good word of mouth also underscore the huge breadth of current genre production, running a gamut of sober psychological realism (“Above the Knee”), fun gore (“Scared Shitless”), social issue horror (“LandLord”), a coming of age creature feature (“Bug Boy”) and an upscale Giallo-esque slasher (“Dead by Dawn”). The feature directorial of Canada’s Cinq-Mars, best known as writer of “The Far Shore,” and one of the most solidly backed titles at Frontières, Following a harrowing hold-up, a new mother (Rose-Marie Perreault, “Fake Tattoos ”) neglects her baby and pursues an affair with an ex-lover, stirring up traumatic memories and weakening her grip on reality. I firmly believe that ghost stories and legends born from tragedy possess a unique allure for audiences.” Produced by editor Maja Jacob (“Tron Legacy,” “Oblivion”) and Tina Pehme and Kim Roberts at Sepia Films (“Cry From the Sea”).
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