Our Happy Place | The Claustrophobic Nightmare Comes to Life at Raindance Film Festival

 

View in browser A claustrophobic nightmare comes to life in Celebrating its International Premiere at Raindance Film Festival this June Starring Raya Miles, Tracie Thoms, Eugene Byrd, and Paul Bickel Tuesday 3rd June, London, UK: Dogwood Cinematic is excited to celebrate the International Premiere of Our Happy Place at Raindance Film Festival on 20th June. Raya, a lonely woman caring for her bedridden husband, is haunted by terrifying nightmares. She wakes up each morning in the forest, falling deeper into freshly dug graves beneath her. As supernatural forces torment her and the line between dream and reality collapses, she unearths a horrifying secret buried within the woods—and herself. The film was written and shot during the pandemic. Working around quarantine limitations, Bickel and Miles filmed everything locally to their home outside of LA, and later expanded production once restrictions eased to include two further cast members on set. The claustrophobia of being stuck inside during quarantine has clear influence on the film's camera work. Our Happy Place stars Raya Miles and Paul Bickel in their feature acting debuts, Tracie Thoms (Rent, Looper, The Devil Wears Prada), and Eugene Byrd (8 Mile, True Blood, American Horror Story). Our Happy Place was written and directed by Paul Bickel (short films Hollow, and Turning Japanese). Our Happy Place is his feature directing debut. Check out the trailer below: Our Happy Place will have its International Premiere at Raindance Film Festival on 20th June. - ENDS - For more information, interview and review opportunities, please contact: keir@strike-media.com Artwork Stills Trailer ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Notes for Editor Raindance Premiere Date: 20th June Short Synopsis: Raya, a lonely woman caring for her bedridden husband, is haunted by terrifying nightmares. She wakes up each morning in the forest, falling deeper into freshly dug graves beneath her. As supernatural forces torment her and the line between dream and reality collapses, she unearths a horrifying secret buried within the woods—and herself. Director: Paul Bickel Writer: Paul Bickel Cast: Raya Miles, Paul Bickel, Tracie Thoms, Eugene Byrd Run Time: 89 Mins Cert: TBC This email was sent to moosterblog@gmail.com You received this email because you have received communications about projects and with Strike Media Ltd before. If you click unsubscribe you will be removed from our database for all future releases. If you do not wish for this to happen, please just email us on press@strike-media.com to stop receiving information about this particular campaign. Unsubscribe here Strike Media Ltd www.strike-media.com ­ ­ ­ ­ © 2025 Strike Media Ltd

Fathom Entertainment to Bring Nationwide Theatrical Release To Ick Starring Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, and Mena Suvari, from Director Joseph Kahn on July 27, 28 & 29

 Fathom Entertainment to Bring Nationwide Theatrical Release

To Ick Starring Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, and
Mena Suvari, from Director Joseph Kahn on July 27, 28 & 29

 

Featuring Music from American Rejects, Paramore, and Blink 182

 

Critically Acclaimed Horror Comedy Also Available at Select
New York and Los Angeles Theatres July 24

 

 

 

 

VIEW THE “ICK” TRAILER HERE!

 

 

LOS ANGELES and DENVER - June 5, 2025 - Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, announced today director Joseph Kahn’s latest film, ICK, the highly anticipated horror comedy starring Brandon Routh (Superman Returns, Scott Pilgrim), Malina Weissman (Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events), and Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Pie), is coming to theatres nationwide July 27, 28, and 29.  Prior to that, Fathom will screen ICK in select theatres in New York and Los Angeles for a one-week theatrical run starting Thursday, July 24. Featuring music from American Rejects, Paramore, and Blink 182, the creature feature movie made its critically acclaimed world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and its U.S. debut at last year’s Fantastic Fest.

 

From acclaimed director Joseph Kahn comes his latest film, ICK, the pulpy horror comedy bursting with splatterly bedlam starring Brandon Routh, Mena Suvari, and Malina Weissman. For almost two decades, a viscous vine-like growth known colloquially as “The Ick” has benignly crept into every nook and cranny of American life while the residents of small town Eastbrook remain blasé about its existence. The exceptions are former high school football star-turned-hapless science teacher Hank (Routh) and his sardonically perceptive student Grace (Weissman) who are thrown together by Grace’s mom Staci’s (Suvari) closely-guarded secret and a mutual suspicion that the Ick is about to unleash some monstrous mayhem. A wild ride driven by a power punk spirit, ICK is a dizzyingly fun and hilariously grotesque homage to throwback PG horror flicks, as well as an ode to Millennial nostalgia manifested in soundtrack needle drops by American Rejects, Paramore, and Blink 182.

 

“Fathom is thrilled to bring the award-winning creature feature and horror comedy, ICK, to the big screen,” said Ray Nutt, Chief Executive Officer for Fathom Entertainment. “With the talented Joseph Kahn at the helm, a great cast, and an incredible rock soundtrack, the highly anticipated ICK, is primed to have wide appeal to many fanbases and be a popular addition to the summer slate.”

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ICK is the latest feature film from award-winning film director Kahn, known for the 2017 feature Bodied produced by Eminem, which earned audience awards at the Toronto International Film Festival, AFI Fest, and Fantastic Fest, as well as the cult films Torque (2004) and Detention (2012). He is also a renowned Grammy-winning music video director for his work with artists such as Taylor Swift, Eminem, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, U2, and more.

 

Also starring Harrison Cone, Debra Wilson, Taia Sophia, Zeke Jones, and Jeffrey Fahey, ICK is written by Samuel Laskey (The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!)), Joseph Kahn, and Dan Koontz (C.C. Unit). Producers are Steven Schneider, Joseph Kahn, Peter Trinh, Joe Heath, David Kang, Adi Shankar.

 

Tickets for ICK will be available later this month at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).

 

Follow ICK on social media on TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.

 

ICK DIRECTOR: Joseph Kahn   STARRING: Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone, Debra Wilson, Taia Sophia, Zeke Jones, with Jeffrey Fahey and Mena Suvari   SCREENWRITERS: Samuel Laskey, Joseph Kahn, Dan Koontz   PRODUCERS: Steven Schneider, Joseph Kahn, Peter Trinh, Joe Heath, David Kang, Adi Shankar   CINEMATOGRAPHY: David C. Weldon Jr.   EDITOR: Chancler Haynes   COMPOSERS: Brain Mantia, Melissa Reese   MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Budd Carr   RUNNING TIME: 87 minutes   RATING: Not rated by the MPA

Breaking Glass Pictures Announces The Final Chapter of Aliens Uncovered !!

 

Breaking Glass Pictures Announces the Worldwide Release of the Final Chapter in Acclaimed Aliens Uncovered: Golden Frequency

UFO Documentary Series – Premiering July 1, 2025

Philadelphia, PA – Breaking Glass Pictures is proud to announce the worldwide release of the final installment in the acclaimed Aliens Uncovered Series - Golden Frequency, UFO documentary series by filmmaker Clive Christopher. This highly anticipated conclusion premieres on AVOD platforms July 1, 2025. "2 years and 20 chapters later, the Aliens Uncovered series comes too an end and there’s no better way to close the the series with the Finale known as 'Golden Frequency'" - Clive Christopher Set against the stark beauty of the Arizona desert, the film follows a diverse team of researchers—geologists, UFOlogists, and environmental scientists—on a high-stakes mission to investigate a series of UFO sightings linked to mysterious mineral deposits, including a newly discovered form of gold with unexplained properties. Led by Christopher himself, the team uses cutting-edge technology to uncover geological wonders while facing cosmic unknowns and ethical dilemmas that challenge the limits of science. "We answer a question that appears to be engrained in human history, over thousands of years, and we find those answers right in our own backyards. This hotspot for UAP activity was visited by the George Knapp & the Netflix crew during the filming of the hit series Netflix Investigation Alien, that was release December of 2024. This same exact area that I took George Knapp to for our Skywatch & filming, was sacred to the ancient Puebloans." - Clive Christopher This compelling finale features Clive alongside Tom King, Kris Donald, Dan Starkey, Brian Suggs-Lutz, Andre McBride, and John Mahkewa. The film was written by the cast and co-produced by Clive Christopher, Rich Wolff, Michael Conroy, Maryjane Byfield, and Susan Helfrich.

Press Details:

Official Trailer: Watch Trailer Here Poster Art: Official Artwork Here IMDb Page: Golden Frequency IMDb

Production Details:

Genre: Documentary, Mystery, Science Fiction   Language: English   Production Company: Golden Record Productions   Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures   Territory: North America   Runtime: 1:20:21   Release Date: July 1, 2025

Horror EYE FOR AN EYE w/ Whitney Peak (HUNGER GAMES), Golda Rosheuvel (BRIDGERTON) & Finn Bennett (TRUE DETECTIVE) | Opens 6.20

 

***NEW TRAILER***

EYE FOR AN EYE

A FLORIDA-SET HORROR STARRING WHITNEY PEAK (THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING,), S. EPATHA MEKERSON (CHICAGO MED), GOLDA ROSHEUVEL (BRIDGERTON), and FINN BENNETT (TRUE DETECTIVE) CO-WRITTEN BY ELISA VICTORIA AND MICHAEL TULLY, ADAPTED FROM VICTORIA'S GRAPHIC NOVEL "MR. SANDMAN" THE FEATURE DEBUT FROM ACCLAIMED MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR COLIN TILLEY OPENS JUNE 20 IN SELECT THEATERS AND ON DEMAND

Colin Tilley | USA | 2025 | 100m

Synopsis: Anna (Whitney Peak), grieving the sudden death of her parents, relocates from New York to a small Florida town to live with the grandmother (S. Epatha Merkerson) she’s never met. Isolated and in unfamiliar surroundings, she falls in with a couple of local teens (Finn Bennett and Laken Giles), but when she becomes a bystander to an unforgivable act of violence, she finds herself ensnared by Mr. Sandman – the twisted soul of a tormented child who haunts bullies’ dreams before feasting on their eyeballs when they finally wake.

Directed by: Colin Tilley Written by: Elisa Victoria and Michael Tully Staring: Whitney Peak (“Gossip Girl,” HOCUS POCUS 2), S. Epatha Merkerson (“Chicago Med,” LACKAWANNA BLUES), Golda Rosheuvel (“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” DUNE), and Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country,” WARFARE) Produced by: Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Rachael Fung and Nate Kamiya Executive Produced By: David Darby, Lauren Shelton, Elisa Victoria, Susan Kirr, and Bill Tagliaferri