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High School is Hell in ‘Foreigner’ Exclusive Trailer and Poster Reveal
High school is hell in the new trailer and poster for Foreigner.
Raven Banner gears up to launch the social horror thriller this spring after it concludes its festival run, which launched with its world premiere at Fantasia last summer.
Tickets are currently on sale for Foreigner‘s US premiere at Cinequest.
In Foreigner, “Iranian immigrant Yasamin Karimi is desperate to fit in at her new Canadian high school, and all roads lead to resident queen bee Rachel Stanford. Determined to be accepted, Yasi ditches her curls, perfects her English, and dyes her hair blonde. But as she transforms into the perfect 2004 It Girl, something ancient and horrifying begins to wake — a demon tied to her roots. Foreigner is Ava Maria Safai’s debut bubblegum horror film about assimilation, identity, and what happens when you trade your soul for social survival.”
The film was written, edited, and directed by Ava Maria Safai.
Rose Dehgan, Chloé Macleod, Maryam Sadeghi, Ashkan Nejati, Talisa Mae Stewart, and Victoria Wardell star.
“Ava Maria Safai is a bold new voice in horror, who brings a fearless new perspective to the screen,” Raven Banner’s Managing Partner, Michael Paszt, said of the film’s acquisition. “Not only has she announced herself as a talent to watch in Canada, but internationally as well. We’re proud to be working with Ava and her team.”
Canadian-Iranian filmmaker Ava Maria Safai added, “Media shapes how we see ourselves, and when you grow up never seeing anyone like you on screen, you start to shrink to fit the frame. I made Foreigner to help break that cycle and create space for people who’ve been erased, so they can finally see themselves at the center.”
Folklore and coming-of-age terror collide in the trailer and poster below.
Stay tuned for Foreigner‘s release date as its announced.
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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