FANTASIA PRESENTS “SERPENT’S LULLABY” BY PATRICIA CHICA AS A NORTH-AMERICAN PREMIERE.
Montreal, July 10th, 2014 – Badazz Films in collaboration with Byron A. Martin Productions are proud to announce that their new film Serpent’s Lullaby (directed by award-winning filmmaker Patricia Chica) will have its premiere as part of the Official Competition of the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Thursday, July 31st, 2014 at 7:30pm
Theatre JA de Sève, Concordia University, local LB-125, 1400 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal.
It took Medusa a thousand lives to stare at what she couldn’t see. Serpent’s Lullaby presents an unexpected and emotional twist on the myth of the gorgon.
Patricia Chica and her team members actors Jenimay Walker, Annabella Hart and Richard Cardinal, as well as their executive producer Byron A. Martin will be present at the festival.
Starring lead actress Jenimay Walker, co-starring Annabella Hart and Badazz Films’ president Richard Cardinal, this project was filmed in the Laurentians with post-production in Toronto at Redlab Digital and the VFX completed at Switch VFX. Screenplay by award-winning writer Charles Hall with Byron. A Martin (Ontario), David Angel, and Lily Spencer (USA) as Executive Producers. The cinematography was signed by Richard Duquette and the score is by American composer Sean O’Bryan Smith.
Patricia Chica is recognized internationally for her multiple award-winning genre films notably Day Before Yesterday, The Promise, Rockabilly 514 and most recently Ceramic Tango. She is particularly appreciated for her provocative style and her method of exploring the tormented emotional state of her characters. Through her sensitive and intuitive approach, she brings a deep and personal dimension to all of her films. Patricia has recently been recruited by Blanc-Biehn Productions in Los Angeles, the company of Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, The Victim) and his wife Jennifer Blanc. She is tapped to direct two genre feature films for them, in Hollywood, in the next two years.
Besides its Premiere at Fantasia, Serpent’s Lullaby has already been programmed at other official competitions such as HollyShorts (Los Angeles), Rhode Island (Providence) and Oaxaca (Mexico) just to name a few.
Filmmaker Patricia Chica, executive producer Byron A. Martin and actors Jenimay Walker, Annabella Hart and Richard Cardinal are presently available for interviews.
TECHNICAL INFO:
Charles Hall (writer)
Patricia Chica (director, producer, editor)
Richard Cardinal (president of Badazz Films, actor, producer, art director)
Jenimay Walker (Lead actress, Medusa)
Annabella Hart (supporting actress, Young Mother)
Richard Duquette (cinematographer, Forge Films)
Byron A. Martin, David Angel, Lily Spencer (executive producers)
Post-production partners:
– Redlab Digital (Pompeii; Resident Evil; Total Recall)
– Switch VFX (title animation)
– Premium Sound (sound mix)
SYNOPSIS: Few people know the name of the eccentric woman living in the centuries-old mansion just outside of town. Even fewer have seen her face. But everyone has heard the stories. Rumors of a secret garden in her backyard where her children are buried. Some think she is simply a grieving widowed mother seeking solitude. Others believe she’s a cold-blooded monster. When the empty baby’s crib in her home and her lost love become too much for her to bear she makes a decision that will change the course of her story.
LINKS TO SHARE:
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3349540/
Patricia Chica Official Website: <https://www.patriciachica.com/>
Serpent’s Lullaby on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SerpentsLullaby?ref=br_tf
Badazz Films on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadazzFilms
Byron A. Martin Productions Inc.: <https://www.byronmartin.com/>
Forge Films: <https://www.forgefilms.ca/>
