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An Innocent Game Turns Deadly in ‘Afraid?’ Trailer [Exclusive]
Face your fears by watching our exclusive trailer for Afraid? below.
The indie horror film will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Lumiere Cinema on December 13 followed by a DVD and Digital release on December 16 via Cleopatra Entertainment.
It follows a group of five daring teenagers who head to the woods for a Halloween weekend getaway. What begins as an innocent table game called What Are You Afraid Of? quickly turns deadly.
Said to be in the vein of Jordan Peele, the movie is written and directed by SkyDirects.
Kendre Berry, Teairra Mari, Lil’ Fizz, and Nakosha Briggs star with a cameo from Grammy-nominated rapper Mase.
The soundtrack includes “X Moves” by DMX featuring Bootsy Collins, Steve Howe, and Ian Paice, “Werk That” by Salma Slims featuring Too $hort, and “She Likes” by Pleasure P featuring LeToya Luckett, plus music from Babychaos, Nite, and 12AM.
“Afraid? was inspired by my curiosity about what fear looks like when it’s real. Not the kind that comes from monsters, but the kind that lives inside people,” explains SkyDirects. “I wanted to explore how fear strips away comfort and reveals who we really are when trust turns to survival. It’s a reflection of how fear tests our humanity when the masks come off.”
Out today in select theaters and on digital platforms is heartfelt and playful documentary Mockbuster, which sees a director cold call a studio and ask to helm a lost-world dinosaur epic.
Inexplicably, they say yes.
Our exclusive clip below highlights both the comedic nature of this bizarre scenario as well as the pressures of shooting dino feature The Land That Time Forgot in a mere six days, with no real feature experience.
A dino attack scene causes friction on set in this scene.
In the documentary, “A struggling filmmaker’s opportunity collides with chaos and compromise when Sharknado’s notorious studio, The Asylum, invites him to direct a ‘mockbuster.’ With six days, a micro budget, and mounting pressure, Mockbuster is a comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the balance between low-budget filmmaking and creative ambition.”
More than just an inside look at filmmaking via low-budget film studio The Asylum, it doubles as one man’s pursuit of his dreams to charming, humorous effect.
“Mockbuster is a documentary about my own journey, but it’s also a love letter to one of the last grindhouses still functioning in Hollywood. We get to meet the characters and creators of some of the most infamous (and most hated) B-movies of the last few decades. People who make movies purely for profit – no pretension, no artistry, just monsters, C-listers, and chaos. A film that both genre fans and cinephiles can enjoy. But Mockbuster isn’t just about filmmaking, it’s about losing sight of your dreams, and reclaiming them in your own twisted way,” Director Anthony Frith said in a statement.
From Executive Producer and famed documentarian David Farrier, Mockbuster opens in select theaters and on digital platforms beginning July 10.
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