Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, proudly announces the acquisition of VOD rights to the mystery crime thriller LUDERDALE, which will be available to rent/own on North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as DVD, on October 21, 2025.
LUDERDALE tells the story of a young stranger who mysteriously appears at the front door of a shuttered, beachfront hotel in Ft. Lauderdale in 1980. Inhabiting the closed hotel are two cousins who are on the run from gangland enemies who may have discovered their hidden location. They live in paradise but rarely experience it, not daring to venture outside. But boredom and growing stress from being confined causes the shut-ins to allow the new arrival inside their hidden world. What starts as a deep mistrust between the trio soon evolves into an unlikely bond as they face threats from local drug dealers and mobsters from New York. Secrets between them threaten to shatter their fragile union as they begin to realize that maybe their chance encounter isn’t as random as it first appears. Living at the other end of the hotel is a damaged but beautiful young woman who holds secrets of her own. Who really are these people, and will their bond survive whoever the next person is to come through the door?
Written and directed by Thom Mills, LUDERDALE was produced by Mills, Wendy Winston and Melissa Vitello. Featured actors include: John Gargan (‘Hutch’), Austin Valli (‘Nicky’), Christian Shupe (‘Tommy’), Ayden Skye (‘Candy’), Joe Chambrello (‘Mr. J’), Sophie Swiszcz (‘Lude Girl’) and Rachel Lookshin (‘Violet’).
“Luderdale is a story about outsiders trying to find their way in and insiders trying to find their way out,” said filmmaker Thom Mills. “Whatever direction they’re going, the story’s characters – a drifter, a lost-soul, two mafia exiles and a killer in pursuit – arrive at a twisting and chilling climax. Ultimately, Luderdale explores themes of fate, loyalty, and loss and what it means to be family.”
Freestyle Digital Media negotiated a deal to acquire LUDERDALE directly with the filmmakers and Tiffany Boyle at Ramo Law.
