‘We Kill For Love’: New Documentary About Erotic Thrillers Sets World Premiere At The Overlook Film Festival
Josh Korngut
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Are you as interested in the lost landscape of erotic thrillers as we are? You know, the kind that were easy to spy on late at night on local cable channels? If so, then you’ll want to keep your ear to the ground about We Kill For Love, a hotly anticipated new documentary that Yellow Veil Pictures has announced will see its World Premiere on April 1st at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans.
The film is said to be a “deep dive into the sultry, shadowy world of direct-to-video erotic thrillers.” Written, produced, and directed by Anthony Penta, We Kill For Love digs deep into the often misunderstood world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller, “an American film genre that once dominated late-night cable television and the shelves of neighborhood video stores.”
The documentary stars filmmakers Andrew Stevens, Jim Wynorski, Fred Olen Ray; film stars Monique Parent, Amy Lindsay, Kira Reed Lorsch; film scholars Linda Ruth Williams, Abbey Bender and more.
Director Anthony Penta shared the following statement:
“We Kill for Love is part film essay, part documentary, and part casefile. It’s a record of my prolonged investigation into a forgotten but once lucrative film movement — the direct-to-video erotic thriller — as well as a fantasia on its themes. For six years I tracked down the prime suspects of these films and I recorded their stories. I travelled the country to interview the academics and film writers whose books and articles explored its mysteries. I’m very happy to be partnering with Yellow Veil Pictures on the release of this film, and I’m sure it will serve as a permanent monument to not only a lost film subgenre, but a bygone era of American cinema.”
Keep an eye on Dread Central for coverage of We Kill For Love out of the 2023 Overlook Film Festival. Are you as obsessed with dark documentaries as we are? Let us know on Twitter via @DreadCentral.
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