Dark Sky Films has acquired the US distribution rights to CAMP ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest today.
The Canadian horror film marks the sophomore feature of writer-director Avalon Fast (Honeycomb). Watch the first clip below.
Emily is the root cause of two devastating tragedies very early in her life, and she feels the weight of these accidents as though cursed. At her father’s suggestion, she takes a position at a summer camp for troubled youth to ease her guilt.
When Emily arrives, she is welcomed by the other counselors, who accept her as she is and surround her with peace and forgiveness. Just as Emily begins to believe in a new kind of life, she starts to hear a voice whispering from deep in the woods — one that urges her to go home, and one that may be impossible to ignore.
Zola Grimmer, Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Ella Reece, Austyn Van de Kamp, Sophie Bawks-Smith, Izza Jarvis, and Aiden Laudersmith star.
Taylor Nodrick, Jacob Glickman, Jackie De Niverville, Martin Cadieux-Rouillard, and Maya Cadieux-Rouillard produce, with Paul Cadieux, Milan Chakraborty, Peter Kuplowsky, Michael Peterson, and Sanjay M Sharma serving as executive producers.
“Avalon Fast is one of the most exciting young voices in the horror genre,” commented Greg Newman, Executive Vice President of Dark Sky. “Her bold vision and fearless approach to storytelling make CAMP a breakout film, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to bring it to audiences.”
“Upon seeing her early shorts and first feature Honeycomb, I was struck by Avalon’s confident style and eerie aesthetics, and immediately sought to support CAMP, which evocatively expands on her signature dreamlike interplay of creeping dread and coming-of-age anxieties,” adds Kuplowsky. “With Dark Sky Film’s track record of championing boundary-pushing genre cinema, I am not surprised that they also connected with this haunting fairy tale horror, but am overjoyed that they will be shepherding the film towards savvy audiences that relish the strange and unusual.”
“CAMP is a hard story and one that is very close to me,” said Fast. “It took time to find the right people to support me and this vision. From our first introduction Dark Sky Films were immediately invested and motivated to make this film happen. I am honored to have the opportunity to share this film with the world and at Fantastic Fest to start.”
Following Fantastic Fest, CAMP will have its international premiere at the Sitges Film Festival, screen as the Centerpiece Film at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival for its East Coast Premiere, and have its Australian Premiere at SXSW Sydney.
