"An epic adventure to return home." Epic Pictures Group has revealed the US trailer for the Canadian post-apocalyptic indie thriller called Polaris, from filmmaker Kirsten Carthew. This initially premiered at last year's Fantasia Film Festival (we posted a teaser trailer just before then) and it stopped by many other fests last year and earlier this year. It's now ready for a VOD release in Canada / US this fall for anyone who still wants to watch... Set in the frozen world of a post-apocalyptic 2144, a young warrior girl raised by a polar bear must fight to survive after she is captured and escapes from a brutal rival tribe. Carthew describes it as "Mad Max in the Arctic, an origin story of a world gone to shame that builds from themes of environmental stewardship/horror." Adding that, "it is inspired by eco-feminism and the need for significant cultural and sustainable change." Starring Viva Lee,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Phoenix Film Festival & International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival: "The Phoenix Film Festival started in 2000 by 3 local filmmakers as a way to get their films some exposure in their home town. Twenty-two years and thousands of movies later, the Phoenix Film Foundation has grown from a 3-day exhibition to an 11 day celebration of film with over 250 films, filmmaking seminars, parties and student workshops for over 20,000 attendees all at the Harkins Scottsdale 101.
The Phoenix Film Festival has been named one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals and a Top 50 Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine and has been called the most filmmaker-friendly festival out there. Most recently, we've also earned a spot on MovieMaker's 20 Great Film Festivals for First-Time Moviemakers."
This year's event takes place from March 23-April 2, 2023 at Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101 and you can learn more at: https://www.phoenixfilmfestival.com/
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The Phoenix Film Festival has been named one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals and a Top 50 Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine and has been called the most filmmaker-friendly festival out there. Most recently, we've also earned a spot on MovieMaker's 20 Great Film Festivals for First-Time Moviemakers."
This year's event takes place from March 23-April 2, 2023 at Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101 and you can learn more at: https://www.phoenixfilmfestival.com/
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- 3/10/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In a post-eco-disaster 2144, a young girl (Viva Lee’s Sumi) lives as a polar bear cub in the snow. She crawls around with her “mother,” growling under the stars until a distant sound is heard, opening this world up wider. Sumi travels over the hill to discover a group of Morad hunters wielding machinery to cut down trees and brutalize whatever creatures might cross their path. When one inevitably sees Sumi in the distance, she screams to rally her ragtag clan and give chase. Most ferally run in pursuit. One (Kara Wooten) rises with patience and strength. Donning a metal stag helmet with horns, she clocks Sumi in the face to render her unconscious rather than dead. Locked in a cage, the girl’s adventure begins.
Writer-director Kirsten Carthew doesn’t shy from the fact her latest feature Polaris provides little in the way of concrete answers. The press notes...
Writer-director Kirsten Carthew doesn’t shy from the fact her latest feature Polaris provides little in the way of concrete answers. The press notes...
- 7/14/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Check out the trailer for the new Canadian dystopian apocalypse thriller Polaris, which is all set to open this year's edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Kc Carthew's sophomore feature film which stars Viva Lee (Deadly Class) as Sumi and Khamisa Wilsher (Charmed) as Frozen Girl.
Synopsis:
Set in 2144 against the backdrop of a frozen wasteland, Sumi, a human child raised by Mama Polar Bear, narrowly escapes capture from a brutal Morad hunting party and sets out across the vast winter landscape. When Sumi stumbles across Frozen Girl, an unlikely friendship is forged and together they race ahead of the vindictive hunters towards the only guiding light Sumi knows, the Ploaris star.
Check out the trailer below:...
The Kc Carthew's sophomore feature film which stars Viva Lee (Deadly Class) as Sumi and Khamisa Wilsher (Charmed) as Frozen Girl.
Synopsis:
Set in 2144 against the backdrop of a frozen wasteland, Sumi, a human child raised by Mama Polar Bear, narrowly escapes capture from a brutal Morad hunting party and sets out across the vast winter landscape. When Sumi stumbles across Frozen Girl, an unlikely friendship is forged and together they race ahead of the vindictive hunters towards the only guiding light Sumi knows, the Ploaris star.
Check out the trailer below:...
- 7/4/2022
- QuietEarth.us
Bring it on!! This is going to be awesome - get a first look below. A festival teaser trailer has debuted for a Canadian indie film titled Polaris, a revenge thriller from filmmaker Kc Carthew. It's premiering at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal this summer, and hopefully will get a US release not long after. Here's the pitch: A young girl raised by a polar bear pursues her destiny after escaping capture by brutal warriors intent on killing her mother. Yeah I'm sold! Carthew describes the film as "Mad Max in the Arctic, an origin story of a world gone to shame that builds from themes of environmental stewardship/horror." Adding that, "it is inspired by eco-feminism and the need for significant cultural and sustainable change. The film portrays these themes with an entirely female cast – including the polar bear." Yay! This shoot for this looks stunning. Starring Viva Lee,...
- 7/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Set in 2144 against the backdrop of a frozen wasteland, Sumi, a human child raised by Mama Polar Bear, narrowly escapes capture from a brutal Morad hunting party and sets out across the vast winter landscape. When Sumi stumbles across Frozen Girl, an unlikely friendship is forged and together they race ahead of the vindictive hunters towards the only guiding light Sumi knows, the Ploaris star. Well, howdy. Check out this trailer for the eco-fantasy thriller, Polaris, which is all set to open this year's edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival. Kc Carthew's sophomore feature film boasts an all female-identifying cast, led by Viva Lee (Deadly Class) as Sumi and Khamisa Wilsher (Charmed) as Frozen Girl. The teaser dropped earlier today at...
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- 6/30/2022
- Screen Anarchy
Set to World Premiere at Fantasia this year, Kc Carthew’s (The Sun at Midnight) new movie Polaris has been previewed with a teaser trailer today, and it’s one you don’t want to miss. Viva Lee, Khamisa Wilsher and Muriel Dutil star in Polaris, which has been described by Carthew as “Mad Max in the Artic.” […]
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- 6/30/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Opening the 26th Fantasia Int’l Film Festival in Montreal on July 14, writer-director Kc Carthew’s “Polaris” is her sophomore pic after her multi-award-winning debut feature, “The Sun at Midnight” (2017). A teaser, bowing exclusively in Variety, reveals a dystopian thriller set in a frigid, snow-blanketed wasteland.
An expansion of her award-winning short film “Fish out of Water,” which also bowed at Fantasia in 2015, “Polaris” turns on Sumi, a young girl who has been raised by a polar bear. Set in 2144, it follows Sumi as she tries to evade capture from a ruthless Morad hunting party. She stumbles across Frozen Girl with whom she strikes an unlikely alliance. “Together they race ahead of the vindictive hunters towards the only guiding light Sumi knows, the Polaris star,” the synopsis goes.
The teaser opens on Sumi as she plays and rides on her polar bear mother, played by the only professional acting polar bear in the film industry,...
An expansion of her award-winning short film “Fish out of Water,” which also bowed at Fantasia in 2015, “Polaris” turns on Sumi, a young girl who has been raised by a polar bear. Set in 2144, it follows Sumi as she tries to evade capture from a ruthless Morad hunting party. She stumbles across Frozen Girl with whom she strikes an unlikely alliance. “Together they race ahead of the vindictive hunters towards the only guiding light Sumi knows, the Polaris star,” the synopsis goes.
The teaser opens on Sumi as she plays and rides on her polar bear mother, played by the only professional acting polar bear in the film industry,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
From writer/director Jason William Lee comes Funhouse, the latest and greatest in streaming entertainment that promises to be the ultimate reality show to ever hit the internet.
Funhouse puts a bunch of D-list celebrities in a house, Big Brother style, while the internet watches. Reality stars, social media personalities, influencers, and the like, all competing for the grand prize of five million dollars while enjoying their time in the spotlight. At first, it seems like a regular D-list celebrity reality show. The participants (all varying flavors of douchebag) will get up to various antics, spend some time in the confessional, and periodically, the audience will vote on who gets to stay and who has to go. The twist is that getting kicked out of the house is more than just getting banished from the show. Losing candidates are subjected to various life-threatening scenarios, which usually end in violent, bloody death as the world watches.
Funhouse puts a bunch of D-list celebrities in a house, Big Brother style, while the internet watches. Reality stars, social media personalities, influencers, and the like, all competing for the grand prize of five million dollars while enjoying their time in the spotlight. At first, it seems like a regular D-list celebrity reality show. The participants (all varying flavors of douchebag) will get up to various antics, spend some time in the confessional, and periodically, the audience will vote on who gets to stay and who has to go. The twist is that getting kicked out of the house is more than just getting banished from the show. Losing candidates are subjected to various life-threatening scenarios, which usually end in violent, bloody death as the world watches.
- 6/8/2021
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
Oscar-winner Al Pacino and Meadow Williams star in American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, the historical drama hitting select theaters this Memorial Day weekend via Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment. Michael Polish directed the film, which is based on a true story and follows the life of American woman Mildred Gillars (Williams) and her lawyer (Pacino), who struggle to redeem her reputation.
Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich’s hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.
Mitch Pileggi, Thomas Kretschmann, Lala Kent, Carsten Norgaard, and Swen Temmel round out the cast. The pic, which is based on William E. Owen’s novel, Axis Sally Confidential, is also available on-demand. William and Vance Owen’s book Axis Sally Confidential,...
Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich’s hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.
Mitch Pileggi, Thomas Kretschmann, Lala Kent, Carsten Norgaard, and Swen Temmel round out the cast. The pic, which is based on William E. Owen’s novel, Axis Sally Confidential, is also available on-demand. William and Vance Owen’s book Axis Sally Confidential,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Unwitting contestants on a reality show are forced to fight for their survival in Funhouse, and with the new horror film coming to theaters and On Demand on May 28th from Magnet Releasing, we've been provided with an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!
Written and directed by Jason William Lee, Funhouse stars Valter Skarsgård, Gigi Saul Guerrero, and Khamisa Wilsher.
Synopsis: "Down and out backup singer and celebrity ex-husband Kasper is invited to compete in the Funhouse, an online ‘Big Brother’ style reality show. To rebrand his image and tarnished reputation, Kasper reluctantly accepts the offer. Together with 7 other C-list celebrities from around the globe he will compete for the prize of 5 million dollars. At first, the Funhouse is just as the name suggests, full of wild times, budding friendships, love connections and brewing rivalries. To everyone’s surprise, the fun quickly turns into misery when the...
Written and directed by Jason William Lee, Funhouse stars Valter Skarsgård, Gigi Saul Guerrero, and Khamisa Wilsher.
Synopsis: "Down and out backup singer and celebrity ex-husband Kasper is invited to compete in the Funhouse, an online ‘Big Brother’ style reality show. To rebrand his image and tarnished reputation, Kasper reluctantly accepts the offer. Together with 7 other C-list celebrities from around the globe he will compete for the prize of 5 million dollars. At first, the Funhouse is just as the name suggests, full of wild times, budding friendships, love connections and brewing rivalries. To everyone’s surprise, the fun quickly turns into misery when the...
- 5/27/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"Some will weep for you. Others will laugh." Magnet Releasing has revealed a new official US trailer for the indie horror Funhouse, made by Canadian filmmaker Jason William Lee. This originally premiered in 2019 and is finally getting a VOD release in the next few weeks. When eight "C-list" celebrities from around the globe are invited to compete in an online "Big Brother" style reality show, they arrive at the house and soon realize that they are playing for their very lives; those voted off suffer horrific consequences, broadcast live to the entire world. Scary! But also kind of fun? A very dark remix of celebrity internet voyeur culture. Funhouse co-stars Valter Skarsgård, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Khamisa Wilsher, Christopher Gerard, Karolina Benefield, Amanda Howells, and Mathias Retamal. This isn't the most original concept, but it doesn't look so bad. The reaction shots of all the people watching are hilarious. Here's the...
- 5/5/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
New Pretty Boy Poster and Photos: "Pretty Boy, the follow up to the award-winning film Blind, has completed principal photography. Pretty Boy, directed by Marcel Walz and written by Joe Knetter, continues the story they set in motion in Blind.
Pretty Boy just finished the Post Production with Company 3
Marcel Walz (Director)
“Filming Pretty Boy the way we did was a dream comes true for me. It is beautiful, fun, gory and creepy. Seeing our Killer, “Pretty Boy”, slashing through this love letter to the 80s is what I have always wanted to do! Also, as an LGBTQ Director, I could go crazy on set design for the Valentine’s party and overall theme in the movie, so be prepared for a lot of pinks, glitter and some intestines Lol!“
Joe Knetter (Writer)
“Filming Pretty Boy was an amazing experience. Every single person on the cast and crew brought their ‘A’ game.
Pretty Boy just finished the Post Production with Company 3
Marcel Walz (Director)
“Filming Pretty Boy the way we did was a dream comes true for me. It is beautiful, fun, gory and creepy. Seeing our Killer, “Pretty Boy”, slashing through this love letter to the 80s is what I have always wanted to do! Also, as an LGBTQ Director, I could go crazy on set design for the Valentine’s party and overall theme in the movie, so be prepared for a lot of pinks, glitter and some intestines Lol!“
Joe Knetter (Writer)
“Filming Pretty Boy was an amazing experience. Every single person on the cast and crew brought their ‘A’ game.
- 5/5/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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