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Shout! Studios Acquires North American Rights to EFM Title ‘Last Straw’ From Blue Finch Films (EXCLUSIVE)


Blue Finch Films have sold North American rights to thriller 'Last Straw' to Shout! Studios at the Berlin European Film Market.

Written by Taylor Sardoni, “Last Straw” pays homage to the pressure- cooker genre films of the past and aims to present a raw and unrelenting twist on the home-invasion thriller. This film, which premiered at Beyond Fest and Sitges last year, marks the directorial debut of Alan Scott Neal, and the cast includes Jessica Belkin (“American Horror Story”), Jeremy Sisto (“Thirteen”) and Taylor Kowalski (“Snowfall”). Blue Finch’s EFM slate includes SXSW-bound horror film “Oddity” and horror-comedy “Destroy All Neighbors.” The company’s international slate also includes thriller “Steppenwolf” from writer-director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, which premiered at Rotterdam, Sitges and Beyond Fest title “Last Straw,” Tribeca selected “You’ll Never Find Me,” SXSW narrative competition winner “Raging Grace” and Sydney-winning, SXSW 2024-selected gender politics thriller “Birdeater.”

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