Stars: Corin Clay, Kyle Corbin, Danielle Grotsky, Paul Ignatius, Will Bunk, April Clark, Brady O’Donnell, Michael Thyer | Written and Directed by Kevin Ignatius, Nick Psinakis
On the surface it’s believed to be another urban legend – a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town’s unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve – a female college student – sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are...
On the surface it’s believed to be another urban legend – a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town’s unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve – a female college student – sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are...
- 8/29/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
New Zealand-based specialty sales firm Black Mandala has picked up global rights to upcoming U.S. supernatural horror film “Cheat.” Written and directed by Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis (“The Long Dark Trail”), the film is set for its world premiere at FrightFest.
The picture’s premise is the urban legend that a supernatural being from the afterlife will violently murder anyone who cheats on their partner. “Cheat” is set in a small Pennsylvania college town where the city’s unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing locals and college students alike that all is not as it seems. The story focuses on a college woman who sleeps with the married man of the host family she is staying with.
The picture was produced by Ignatius and Psinakis’ New York-based Four Eighteen Films and stars April Clark, Corin Clay and Michael Thyer. Cinematography is by Connor Smyers.
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The picture’s premise is the urban legend that a supernatural being from the afterlife will violently murder anyone who cheats on their partner. “Cheat” is set in a small Pennsylvania college town where the city’s unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing locals and college students alike that all is not as it seems. The story focuses on a college woman who sleeps with the married man of the host family she is staying with.
The picture was produced by Ignatius and Psinakis’ New York-based Four Eighteen Films and stars April Clark, Corin Clay and Michael Thyer. Cinematography is by Connor Smyers.
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- 7/28/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Carter O’Donnell, Brady O’Donnell, Trina Campbell, Michael Thyer | Written and Directed by Nick Psinakis, Kevin Ignatius
Opening on a foreboding score and the sight of a cabin in the woods, viewers are introduced to the home where brothers Henry (Carter O’Donnell) and Jacob (Brady O’Donnell) live in fear of their abusive father. After waking up early and tying up their father, the teens take a journey through Northwest Pennsylvania woods to find their cult member mother. Despite the boys taking time to have fun and enjoy their summer, the horrific experiences linger in their minds. No matter how far they travel, the boys cannot escape the terrors endured at their father’s hands.
Co-writers/directors Nick Psinakis and Kevin Ignatius effectively utilise the setting, as aerial shots capture the never-ending feel of this wilderness where hints of a tangible terror lurk within. This is effectively paired with Ignatius’ score,...
Opening on a foreboding score and the sight of a cabin in the woods, viewers are introduced to the home where brothers Henry (Carter O’Donnell) and Jacob (Brady O’Donnell) live in fear of their abusive father. After waking up early and tying up their father, the teens take a journey through Northwest Pennsylvania woods to find their cult member mother. Despite the boys taking time to have fun and enjoy their summer, the horrific experiences linger in their minds. No matter how far they travel, the boys cannot escape the terrors endured at their father’s hands.
Co-writers/directors Nick Psinakis and Kevin Ignatius effectively utilise the setting, as aerial shots capture the never-ending feel of this wilderness where hints of a tangible terror lurk within. This is effectively paired with Ignatius’ score,...
- 2/21/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis’s atmospheric story of abused brothers on the road has minimal plot but is sharply directed
This horror-flecked backwoods Pennsylvanian fable should serve as a useful calling card for writer-directors Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis, who summon up an ambience so oppressive, it’s as if the film is being beamed straight out of the deep, reptilian brain. The atmospherics and the plot’s occultish trimmings feel somewhat indebted to Panos Cosmatos’s 2018 film Mandy but this is an undeniably sharp technical exercise, in spite of its obvious shoestring budget.
A nerve-jangling prologue sees dark-haired siblings Henry (Carter O’Donnell) and Jacob (Brady O’Donnell) cable-tie their abusive father Duane (Michael Thyer) to a bed and abscond from his cabin on BMXs. They’ve got good reason: in one river-bathing scene, we see he once branded Henry with a clothes iron. After a tipoff from a gardening customer,...
This horror-flecked backwoods Pennsylvanian fable should serve as a useful calling card for writer-directors Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis, who summon up an ambience so oppressive, it’s as if the film is being beamed straight out of the deep, reptilian brain. The atmospherics and the plot’s occultish trimmings feel somewhat indebted to Panos Cosmatos’s 2018 film Mandy but this is an undeniably sharp technical exercise, in spite of its obvious shoestring budget.
A nerve-jangling prologue sees dark-haired siblings Henry (Carter O’Donnell) and Jacob (Brady O’Donnell) cable-tie their abusive father Duane (Michael Thyer) to a bed and abscond from his cabin on BMXs. They’ve got good reason: in one river-bathing scene, we see he once branded Henry with a clothes iron. After a tipoff from a gardening customer,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
President Zelenskyy Comedy ‘Servant Of The People’ Remade In Poland
Servant of the People, the Ukrainian comedy that inadvertently launched the political career of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is being remade in Poland. Polish channel Polsat has commissioned a local remake of the format, which is sold internationally by Scandinavia-based Eccho Rights. Currently in production under the local title Sługa Narodu, Polsat’s show stars TV actor Marcin Hycnar in role Zelenskyy made famous, playing the part of an ordinary man who is unwittingly voted president. In Ukraine, the storyline amazingly became a reality when comedian and actor Zelenskyy went on to win the presidency in 2019, with his party adopting the Servant of the People moniker. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, many broadcasters have picked up the original series to show unity with Zelenskyy. Polot Media is producing the Polish version, with Maciej Bieliński the director. “This is...
Servant of the People, the Ukrainian comedy that inadvertently launched the political career of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is being remade in Poland. Polish channel Polsat has commissioned a local remake of the format, which is sold internationally by Scandinavia-based Eccho Rights. Currently in production under the local title Sługa Narodu, Polsat’s show stars TV actor Marcin Hycnar in role Zelenskyy made famous, playing the part of an ordinary man who is unwittingly voted president. In Ukraine, the storyline amazingly became a reality when comedian and actor Zelenskyy went on to win the presidency in 2019, with his party adopting the Servant of the People moniker. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, many broadcasters have picked up the original series to show unity with Zelenskyy. Polot Media is producing the Polish version, with Maciej Bieliński the director. “This is...
- 8/18/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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