Starring Emily Bennett (Shelby Oaks), David Call (Insidious: The Red Door), Brendan Sexton III (Russian Doll), Larry Fessenden (MaXXXine), and Toby Poser (Hellbender)
IN THEATERS AND ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS AUGUST 21ST
A striking blend of arthouse sensibility and visceral folk horror, BLOOD SHINE stars Emily Bennett (Shelby Oaks) as Clara, a devout zealot who worships the light through solitary, sacred rituals in upstate New York. David Call (Insidious: The Red Door) plays Brighton West, a troubled horror filmmaker who retreats upstate to complete his screenplay, only to encounter Clara and become entangled in her increasingly extreme spiritual practices. Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, Clara draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh, and the sublime. The cast also includes Brendan Sexton III (Russian Doll), Larry Fessenden (MaXXXine), and Toby Poser (Hellbender). Fessenden and Bennett deliver standout performances in what critics have hailed as a bold step forward for the directing duo of Bennett and Brooks.
BLOOD SHINE is coming to theaters + VOD/Digital Platforms August 21st from Dark Sky Films.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
Set in a desolate expanse of upstate New York, Blood Shine centers around Clara, a religious zealot who worships light in lonely, sacred rituals. When problematic horror director Brighton West travels upstate to finish the screenplay for his next film, a chance encounter with Clara leads him into an hallucinatory web of faith, flesh, and the sublime.
Directed by: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
Written by: Emily Bennett & Justin Brooks
Produced by: Alexander Schepsman, Zeus Kontoyannis, Garrett Fennelly, Aaron Koontz,
Ashleigh Snead
Starring: Emily Bennett (Shelby Oaks, Alone With You, The Mortuary Assistant), David Call (Insidious: The Red Door, The Magicians, Depraved), Brendan Saxton III (Russian Doll, Poker Face), Larry Fessenden (MaXXXine, Good Boy, The Good Mother), Toby Poser (Hellbender, Where the Devil Roams, Mother of Flies), Kyle Minshew (Canoe Dig It?), Maurice P. Kerry (Beyond the Gates, Store Run)
Genre: Folk Horror, Psychological Thriller
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Run Time: 91 minutes
