Indie horror trailer: Faces of Death
IFC teased the Faces of Death trailer and set a theatrical date for April 10, marketing the film as a critique of the attention economy. The social teases drew solid engagement and positioned the picture as an indie horror to watch this spring. (x.com) (x.com)
Daniel Goldhaber directed Faces of Death and co-wrote the screenplay with Isa Mazzei; the cast includes Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler and Charli XCX. (en.wikipedia.org)) The story centers on a content-moderator — played by Ferreira — who uncovers videos that appear to reenact murders connected to the original 1978 title, a premise critics describe as a modern “is it real?” meta reimagining. (variety.com)) Production credits list Don Murphy, Susan Montford, Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks as producers, with Legendary Pictures and Angry Films attached and a reported production budget of about $7.4 million. (en.wikipedia.org)) IFC and Shudder secured North American rights to the picture, and trade reporting noted the distributors are positioning the release as one of IFC’s broadest theatrical rollouts to date. (variety.com)) Promotional assets have included an R-rated/red-band trailer and a set of character posters that carried content warnings, coverage of which highlighted the filmmakers’ deliberate use of graphic imagery in marketing. (bloody-disgusting.com)) An official movie site hosts the trailer and screening information, and the distributor posted the full trailer on YouTube ahead of festival screenings and the planned theatrical run. (facesofdeathmovie.com))
