After making several short films and attending festivals around the world, director Bishal Dutta makes his feature film debut with It Lives Inside, which had its world premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. Dutta takes the tropes around possession horror and uses Indian folklore to create a terrifying new take on the demonic.
Read the full synopsis below:
Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it.
Now watch the terrifying new trailer:
In his director’s statement, Dutta said,
“I believe in horror cinema. It’s the greatest genre our art form has to offer, affording artists opportunities to tell challenging, emotionally rich stories within a harrowing, affective experience. In offering It Lives Inside to the cannon, I hope to give you a window into the lives of people I care deeply about… and to make you wonder if someone—or something—really is hiding in the dark, waiting to pop out of your dark, empty closet when the lights are out.”
Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Beatrice Kitsos, and Betty Gabriel star in the film.
It Lives Inside doesn’t have an official release date yet, but keep your eye on Dread Central for more news as we have it.
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