Shudder's Supernatural Thriller "THE POWER" Set During London Blackouts Premieres On Shudder April 8th

Available Exclusively On Shudder April 8th
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Synopsis
London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts
to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val (Rose Williams) arrives
for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most
of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to
work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building.
Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own
traumatic past and deepest fears in order to confront the malevolent
force that’s intent on destroying everything around her.
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Director's
Statement
"While I was
writing the script, I read a good description of what a ghost story
classically is; a disturbed spirit has an issue that a protagonist,
usually female, needs to understand and solve. Then the spirit can rest
in peace. This description resonated with me. I was already telling the
story from a female point of view, and wanted the female experience to
inform the horror elements. But I was writing during the explosion of
resistance to silence and passivity that came with the Me Too movement.
And it felt like the landscape was changing to some extent. The idea that
an angry spirit could neatly be put to rest, made quiet at the end of a
story, felt plain wrong. This gave me an interesting trajectory.
I realized while
we were filming that we were telling a story about the silence of girls.
Voices made quiet. Then I realized, that without planning, I was telling
the story of my journey to that moment too. It had taken many years, and
changes in my own confidence and the confidence of the industry to get
there. To allow my own voice to speak. Like the restless spirit, I’ve no
intention of laying it to rest now."
About the
Production
Playing on our
universal fear of the dark, The Power is a chilling supernatural
thriller from BAFTA-nominated writer-director Corinna Faith and produced
by Matthew James Wilkinson of Stigma Films and Rob Watson of Air Street
Films. It was developed with the support of Creative England via the BFI
NETWORK (awarding funds from the National Lottery) and received
production finance from the BFI (awarding funds from the National
Lottery) and Head Gear. The Power is presented by the BFI in
association with Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology and Kreo Films.
Director: Corinna Faith
Writer: Corinna Faith
Starring: Rose Williams, Shakira Rahman, Charlie
Carrick, Diveen Henry,
Gbemisola Ikumelo, Nuala McGowan, Emma
Rigby, Theo Barklem-Biggs
Producers: Rob Watson, Matthew James Wilkinson
Cinematography: Laura Bellingham
Editing: Tommy Boulding, Rebecca Lloyd
Running Time: 92 min
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