Shudder is getting to work early having already acquired rights in North America, the UK and Ireland to a pair of Sundance titles, Scare Me and La Llorona, reports Deadline.
Scare Me, written and directed by Josh Ruben in his feature debut, is a comedic thriller that will have its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section.
It revolves around two strangers who tell scary stories during a power outage in the Catskills. The more Fred (Ruben) and Fanny (Aya Cash) commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny is the better storyteller.
Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona had its world premiere in the Venice Days sidebar at the Venice Film Festival and then played Toronto.
The plot delves into magical realism as it follows Enrique, a retired general who oversaw the Mayan genocide and is haunted by his devastating crimes.
The pic reimagines the iconic Latin American fable as an urgent metaphor of Guatemala’s recent history.
