Culture 3 min read By Trevor Kendall
Indian Paranormal Horror Numinous Wraps Filming Ahead of AFM Debut
The Hindi and English horror feature Numinous has finished principal photography, and its Bangkok-based sales outfit Fearfolks will show a first look at the American Film Market.
The Hindi and English-language horror film Numinous has wrapped principal photography, and its sales company Fearfolks, based in Bangkok, will present a first look at the film at the American Film Market. The project is positioned as a paranormal thriller aimed at international buyers, with the company using the market to introduce the picture to distributors and sales agents.
The film is directed by and stars Jay Alani, a paranormal investigator and filmmaker. Alani's public profile extends beyond the set: he hosts a podcast and has written bestselling books on the subject of the supernatural. According to the reporting, the character Alani plays is modeled on Ed Warren, the investigator who became known alongside the real-life cases that inspired much of the modern American haunted-house genre. That connection gives the project a built-in link to a long-running fascination with ghost hunting in popular culture.
The American Film Market, held this year, is one of the industry's principal gatherings for buying and selling independent films, and it is where many genre titles are shopped to territories around the world. A first look there typically signals that a film is seeking foreign sales and distribution partners before it reaches audiences. The available reporting does not state a release date or name a distributor for Numinous, so its path to theaters or streaming platforms remains unannounced.
Alongside the Numinous news, the same package of trade coverage pointed to several other projects moving through the independent film pipeline. The coming-of-age feature Andy & Orson, shot in the United Kingdom, has also completed production. It stars Louis Partridge and Anson Boone, with Olive Gray, Spencer Jones, Kate Ashfield and Lee Ingleby in supporting roles.
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to the action thriller Blood Behind Us, directed by Brendan Gabriel Murphy. The film features Michael Madsen in one of his final screen roles, while the lead is played by Tanner Beard as a battle-scarred former soldier. Digital Spy, meanwhile, has previewed a 1990s-set drama starring Toby Jones that is based on a true story, though few details about it have been made public yet.
Source: variety.com
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