GRAVITAS
VENTURES ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER KATHLEEN
BEHUN’S PARANORMAL THRILLER 21 DAYS
LOS ANGELES,
CA – November 10, 2016 – Gravitas Ventures today announced it has acquired exclusive
distribution rights in the United States and Canada for award-winning indie filmmaker
Kathleen Behun’s new paranormal thriller, 21
DAYS.The
movie is written, directed and produced by Behun.
In 21 DAYS, which has already won 14
awards on the festival and comic con circuit, three
filmmakers embark on a paranormal challenge by barricading themselves inside a
house so haunted no one has been able to live there for more than 21 days, in order to film the supernatural phenomena
which presumably occur.
A
production of Tortilla Flats Productions, the movie stars Max Hambleton (Bitchin’ Camaro), Whitney Rose Pynn (Aquarius), Mickey River (Unfriended), Eduardo Roman (Jane the Virgin) and Anna Maganini (Red Line). Fernando Barreda Luna and
Jessica Villegas Lattuada serve as co-producers.
To see the
trailer, please go to Youtube.com/user/21DaystheFilm.
Said Kathleen
Behun: “I’m delighted that Gravitas, one of the premier distributors in the
industry, will bring my first feature film to horror fans all over the U.S. and
Canada. 21 DAYS drills deeply into
the paranormal genre by testing the limits of fear within the story and the
audience.”
Said Dan
Fisher, Senior Director of Acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures, “”We are pleased to
work with the very talented Kathleen Behun on this chilling horror picture.”
The deal was
negotiated between Galen Christy of High Octane Pictures on behalf of the
filmmaker, and Dan Fisher on behalf of Gravitas Ventures. 21 DAYS is scheduled for release in the spring of 2017.
Please visit 21 DAYS at:
·
21Daysthefilm.com
·
@21daysthefilm
·
Facebook.com/21DaysTheFilm
·
Youtube.com/user/21DaystheFilm
Kathleen Behun
Kathleen
Behun
is an
award-winning
indie film writer/director.
Her
first
feature, 21 DAYS,
a paranormal
thriller which
she
wrote, directed and produced,
has
garnered 14
awards on the
festival
and comic con circuit,
including: Best
Feature Film at Stan
Lee's Los Angeles Comic Con (Geekfest); Best Feature Film at the Long Beach Comic Con (Geekfest);
Best Feature Film and Best Of Fest at the Palm Springs Comic Con (Geekfest); Best
Feature Film and Best Of Fest at the Dallas Comic Con (Geekfest); Best
Supernatural Feature at the Philip K Dick Festival in NYC; Best
Director and Best Actor at the Los Angeles Horror Competition.
The movie also
garnered Best Feature Film and Best Actor at the
Freak Show Horror Film Festival; Best Narrative Feature at the
Los Angeles Film and Script Festival, and Best Picture and Best
Director at the RIP Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Behun is a
native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which has a rich history of fostering
groundbreaking horror filmmakers including George Romero (“Night of the Living
Dead”) and Gregory Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”).
ABOUT
GRAVITAS VENTURES
Gravitas
Ventures is a leading all rights distributor of independent cinema. Founded in
2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution
opportunities across the globe. Working with more than 500 content partners,
Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over 100 million
homes. Their most recent releases include Jonathan Hock’s “Fastball,” Colin
Hanks’ “All Things Must Pass,” “Being Evel” from Academy Award®
winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville, “Backstreet Boys:
Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of,” and “For The Love of Spock” from Director Adam
Nimoy. Upcoming releases include Richard Branson’s harrowing tale, “Don’t Look
Down” on November 11 and Katie Holme’s feature directorial debut, “All We Had,”
on December 9.
For more
information, please visit gravitasventures.com, follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and
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1 comments:
Oh, I love ghost hunting shows, so I'm sure I would love this movie. Sounds like a good one!
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