Kassandra Lee Diaz has nabbed the lead role in Byron Manuel’s thriller and feature directorial debut Swoon.
Diaz plays a woman tied to a bed while her captor manipulates her into believing they are engaged. The mysterious men in her life are played by Rich Morrow and DeRon Cash, while Efrangeliz Medina, Dean Wil, Herbert Morales and Del Harrison round out the ensemble.
Diaz also starred in Trifecta, which was co-created and directed by Manuel. Her other credits include playing Hope on the You Married Dat comedy, a three-episode arc on Cuddle Season and appearing in the Evette Vargas-directed short film Confessions.
“I was heavily inspired by the human desire of how we are obsessed with both love, and the feeling of being in suspense. Developing Swoon allowed me to explore both in their own warped way, as well as taking my love of Stephen King’s thrillers...
Diaz plays a woman tied to a bed while her captor manipulates her into believing they are engaged. The mysterious men in her life are played by Rich Morrow and DeRon Cash, while Efrangeliz Medina, Dean Wil, Herbert Morales and Del Harrison round out the ensemble.
Diaz also starred in Trifecta, which was co-created and directed by Manuel. Her other credits include playing Hope on the You Married Dat comedy, a three-episode arc on Cuddle Season and appearing in the Evette Vargas-directed short film Confessions.
“I was heavily inspired by the human desire of how we are obsessed with both love, and the feeling of being in suspense. Developing Swoon allowed me to explore both in their own warped way, as well as taking my love of Stephen King’s thrillers...
- 2/28/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Acclaimed cinematographer Justin Janowitz has finished post-production on his secretive feature directorial debut Do Not Watch, and we’ve got your first look.
The film – which was directed by Janowitz from a screenplay by Ryan Toyama, was shot on location in and around the environs of Los Angeles. Produced by Circa 1888’s Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls, Do Not Watch is their follow-up to the critically acclaimed, BAFTA & Saturn Award nominated feature Mass, which world premiered at Sundance in 2021 and went on to win the Robert Altman Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
“Completing Do Not Watch was like a fever dream come true,” recounts writer and executive producer Ryan Toyama. “It’s been an amazing experience to watch Justin (Janowitz) adapt a script that was so many years in the making. He, along with our fantastic cast and crew, not only fully embraced the madness that was on the page,...
The film – which was directed by Janowitz from a screenplay by Ryan Toyama, was shot on location in and around the environs of Los Angeles. Produced by Circa 1888’s Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls, Do Not Watch is their follow-up to the critically acclaimed, BAFTA & Saturn Award nominated feature Mass, which world premiered at Sundance in 2021 and went on to win the Robert Altman Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
“Completing Do Not Watch was like a fever dream come true,” recounts writer and executive producer Ryan Toyama. “It’s been an amazing experience to watch Justin (Janowitz) adapt a script that was so many years in the making. He, along with our fantastic cast and crew, not only fully embraced the madness that was on the page,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Sean Decker
- bloody-disgusting.com
Polly Draper and Natsuko Ohama are co-starring alongside Philip Ettinger, Daniel Diemer and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons in upcoming indie film “Little Brother,” written and directed by Sheridan O’Donnell.
The film follows Jake (Diemer) as he drives his older brother Pete (Ettinger) home for a family intervention after his most recent suicide attempt. While on the drive, the two brothers struggle to come to terms with the past, while trying to survive and cope with the present.
Draper plays Gail Duffy, mother of Jake and Pete and wife to the brothers’ demanding father Warren Duffy, played by J.K. Simmons. Ohama plays Mary, a farm owner who Pete and Jake meet in Idaho along their journey.
“Little Brother” is inspired by a close friend of O’Donnell’s, who took his own life — with the film aiming to destigmatize and push conversations surrounding mental health and suicide.
Draper is known...
The film follows Jake (Diemer) as he drives his older brother Pete (Ettinger) home for a family intervention after his most recent suicide attempt. While on the drive, the two brothers struggle to come to terms with the past, while trying to survive and cope with the present.
Draper plays Gail Duffy, mother of Jake and Pete and wife to the brothers’ demanding father Warren Duffy, played by J.K. Simmons. Ohama plays Mary, a farm owner who Pete and Jake meet in Idaho along their journey.
“Little Brother” is inspired by a close friend of O’Donnell’s, who took his own life — with the film aiming to destigmatize and push conversations surrounding mental health and suicide.
Draper is known...
- 11/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
With fans eagerly anticipating the US release of Terrifier 2, Catherine Corcoran of the cult favorite slasher Terrifier has signed on to star in the horror film Do Not Watch, Deadline reported.
She will star alongside Ezekiel Ajeigbe (The Giant), Alix Angelis (The Cleansing Hour), and Ella Cannon (Trees of Peace).
The story is said to dig into “a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.”
The film will mark the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Justin Janowitz, whose credits include multiple episodes of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”. Ryan Toyama wrote the screenplay
Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls are producing Do Not Watch for Circa 1888- with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards- and securing a BAFTA nomination.
She will star alongside Ezekiel Ajeigbe (The Giant), Alix Angelis (The Cleansing Hour), and Ella Cannon (Trees of Peace).
The story is said to dig into “a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.”
The film will mark the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Justin Janowitz, whose credits include multiple episodes of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”. Ryan Toyama wrote the screenplay
Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls are producing Do Not Watch for Circa 1888- with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards- and securing a BAFTA nomination.
- 9/16/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Ezekiel Ajeigbe (The Giant), Alix Angelis (The Cleansing Hour), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier) and Ella Cannon (Trees of Peace) have signed on to star in the horror Do Not Watch, marking the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Justin Janowitz (Unsolved Mysteries).
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But it’s said to be a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.
Ryan Toyama wrote the script and is executive producing alongside James & Bo Colton, Jonathan Boateng, Javier C. Ortiz, Graeme Laronge, Jasson Walker and Skip Waugh. Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock and Nico Falls are producing for Circa 1888, with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards.
“The screenplay for Do Not Watch is one of the most interesting,...
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But it’s said to be a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.
Ryan Toyama wrote the script and is executive producing alongside James & Bo Colton, Jonathan Boateng, Javier C. Ortiz, Graeme Laronge, Jasson Walker and Skip Waugh. Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock and Nico Falls are producing for Circa 1888, with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards.
“The screenplay for Do Not Watch is one of the most interesting,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Mass,” Fran Kranz’s critically acclaimed searing chamber drama, is set to travel in many territories, sold to them by Paris-based outfit Kinology. The movie world premiered at Sundance and is playing at San Sebastian in the New Directors section.
Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward.
Since boarding the film’s international sales in June, Kinology has sold it to Australia/Nz (Madman), Scandinavia (NonStop), Spain (La Aventura), Taiwan (Hooray), Poland (Galapagos), Middle East (Front Row) and Cis (Exponenta).
“Mass” was previously acquired for the U.S. (Bleecker Street), Canada (MK2 Miles End), LatAm (Sun) and the U.K. (Sky). CAA and The Gersh Agency represented U.S. rights. Kranz produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott,...
Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut, “Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward.
Since boarding the film’s international sales in June, Kinology has sold it to Australia/Nz (Madman), Scandinavia (NonStop), Spain (La Aventura), Taiwan (Hooray), Poland (Galapagos), Middle East (Front Row) and Cis (Exponenta).
“Mass” was previously acquired for the U.S. (Bleecker Street), Canada (MK2 Miles End), LatAm (Sun) and the U.K. (Sky). CAA and The Gersh Agency represented U.S. rights. Kranz produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott,...
- 9/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Bleecker Street has released a trailer for “Mass,” which will be in limited release in theaters in Los Angeles and New York City on Oct. 8, with a national rollout to follow.
Starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton, the film follows two sets of parents who agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward after one couple’s son killed the other’s son in a school shooting.
Written and directed by Fran Kranz in his feature-film debut, “Mass” examines both sets of parents’ anguish and grief.
Shot almost entirely in one room, the movie is “like a slow-burn group confession that’s also a debate, and it invites us to take a journey into the souls of all four of these people,” according to Variety chief critic Owen Gleiberman, who, in his review, wrote, “sitting with them in that room, we travel somewhere.”
While...
Starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton, the film follows two sets of parents who agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward after one couple’s son killed the other’s son in a school shooting.
Written and directed by Fran Kranz in his feature-film debut, “Mass” examines both sets of parents’ anguish and grief.
Shot almost entirely in one room, the movie is “like a slow-burn group confession that’s also a debate, and it invites us to take a journey into the souls of all four of these people,” according to Variety chief critic Owen Gleiberman, who, in his review, wrote, “sitting with them in that room, we travel somewhere.”
While...
- 8/31/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Kinology, the Paris-based banner behind Leos Carax’s Cannes opener “Annette,” has come on board to handle international sales rights for “Mass,” Fran Kranz’s searing chamber drama that earned unanimous praise at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Mass,” which world premiered in competition at Sundance, marks Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut. The popular actor also produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott, J.P. Ouellette and Dylan Matlock.
“Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward. The movie has been praised for Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney’s powerful performances.
“Mass” struck a chord among critics at Sundance for its examination of grief, anger and acceptance.
“‘Mass’ might be described as a talk-therapy thriller built out of memory — a psychodrama,...
“Mass,” which world premiered in competition at Sundance, marks Kranz’s screenwriting and directorial debut. The popular actor also produced the pic alongside Casey Wilder Mott, J.P. Ouellette and Dylan Matlock.
“Mass” unfolds years after a tragic shooting and revolves around two sets of parents — the victim’s and the perpetrator’s — who agree to meet and talk privately in an attempt to move forward. The movie has been praised for Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton and Reed Birney’s powerful performances.
“Mass” struck a chord among critics at Sundance for its examination of grief, anger and acceptance.
“‘Mass’ might be described as a talk-therapy thriller built out of memory — a psychodrama,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Producer J.P. Ouellette tipped us off to the first viral clip from and the official synopsis for the upcoming found footage feature Do Not Watch. Have a look!
According to Ouellette, the synopsis for Do Not Watch (which we first reported on here) is as follows:
Synopsis:
The film chronicles the appearance of a mysterious documentary loaded onto a charred hard drive with a label warning ‘Do Not Watch.’ It reveals a filmmaker’s pursuit into the disappearance of demonic found footage and the fates of those investigating it. Obsession and curiosity drive unsuspecting filmmakers to unleash an horrific force that threatens to destroy their sanity and ultimately their lives.
With a quick post-production turnaround, Do Not Watch is slated for a late summer/early fall 2013 release.
The Do Not Watch viral campaign kicked off today with the first of thirteen teasers, which you can watch below. For future clips,...
According to Ouellette, the synopsis for Do Not Watch (which we first reported on here) is as follows:
Synopsis:
The film chronicles the appearance of a mysterious documentary loaded onto a charred hard drive with a label warning ‘Do Not Watch.’ It reveals a filmmaker’s pursuit into the disappearance of demonic found footage and the fates of those investigating it. Obsession and curiosity drive unsuspecting filmmakers to unleash an horrific force that threatens to destroy their sanity and ultimately their lives.
With a quick post-production turnaround, Do Not Watch is slated for a late summer/early fall 2013 release.
The Do Not Watch viral campaign kicked off today with the first of thirteen teasers, which you can watch below. For future clips,...
- 1/29/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
Right off the heels of Academy Award Nominated Producer Stuart Benjamin acquiring his post-apocalyptic suspense film, ‘Something in the Dark’, writer Ryan Toyama sells another high-concept horror script. This time he teams up with the producers of ‘Captured’ (2013), Jp Ouellette and Dylan Matlock, to bring his newest project, ‘Do Not Watch’, to the big screen.
While specific plot details are tightly under wraps, ‘Do Not Watch’ aims to turn found footage horror on its … Continue reading →...
While specific plot details are tightly under wraps, ‘Do Not Watch’ aims to turn found footage horror on its … Continue reading →...
- 1/16/2013
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
“All I can say is Do Not Watch will live up to its title,” producer J.P. Ouellette states of the project. “You’ll wish you heeded the warning. This is evil personified. No doubt the most terrifying script I’ve ever read.”
Ouellette, who co-wrote (with director Joe Arias) and produced the upcoming horror flick Captured, is set to produce the feature Do Not Watch with fellow Captured producer Dylan Matlock. While specific plot details are currently under wraps, the production team state that they "aim to turn [the genre of] found footage horror on its head" and that the script for Do Not Watch "reinvents the genre, as it delves into the depths of the human psyche, showcasing the effects of reckless curiosity."
Do Not Watch commences principal photography this February 18th in Los Angeles. No word yet on director or casting, although the producers state, “One major film icon will play...
Ouellette, who co-wrote (with director Joe Arias) and produced the upcoming horror flick Captured, is set to produce the feature Do Not Watch with fellow Captured producer Dylan Matlock. While specific plot details are currently under wraps, the production team state that they "aim to turn [the genre of] found footage horror on its head" and that the script for Do Not Watch "reinvents the genre, as it delves into the depths of the human psyche, showcasing the effects of reckless curiosity."
Do Not Watch commences principal photography this February 18th in Los Angeles. No word yet on director or casting, although the producers state, “One major film icon will play...
- 1/16/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
Captured is an indie horror project being developed by first time Argentinian director Joe Arias. The film tells a tale of an escaped convict and a rock and roll band. Guitars and axes will clash as the prisoner becomes obsessed with their music. He wants to silence it forever! Jasper Cole (MacGruber) stars along with Brittany Curran (The Uninvited) and Julian Curtis. This film is currently in production, but fans can take a look at two of the characters from the film here. In the first still, the villain hides behind a mask. And below, actor Cole can be seen as Shelly. Shelly is a local handyman who might know a thing or two of the ex-con's past. Cast and crew details are below. Director: Joe Arias. Writers: Joe Arias, Michael Meinecke, and J.P. Ouellette. Cast: Brittany Curran, Julian Curtis, Kirsten Prout, Jake White, Mike Randy, Christian Monzon, and Jasper Cole.
- 6/5/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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