See the Opening Scene from Tricia Lee’s Silent Retreat
Next month Canadian fiends will have a chance to check out creature feature Silent Retreat via Black Fawn Distribution. Meanwhile, the rest of us can check out the flick’s opening scene right now!
After taking home the prize for Best Canadian Feature at last year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Silent Retreat will be released on Canadian DVD through Black Fawn Distribution on September 2, 2014.
Directed by Tricia Lee, one of the strongest female voices in Canadian horror today, and starring Chelsea Jenish and Sofia Banzhaf, Silent Retreat is ultimately about women finding their voice and refusing to be silent, a theme that resonated with Lee while developing the film. With Silent Retreat, written by Corey Brown, Lee added her own spin to the genre: strong female characters combined with an emotionally resonant theme and classic horror imagery.
The Silent Retreat DVD will include a behind-the-scenes featurette, director and writer commentary, and trailers for the film. As part of an exclusive pre-order offered through Black Fawn’s web store, Silent Retreat will be released in a limited edition red case with the first 100 copies hand-numbered and signed by director Tricia Lee.
Synopsis
Following an assault charge, in order to avoid jail time, Janey Andrews (Jenish) is sent to a remote rehabilitation centre run by an ominous doctor (Robert Nolan) and his two sons. Janey is instructed to follow the rules of the retreat without question: No talking. No eye contact. No interaction of any kind.
It doesn’t take long for her to realize that something sinister is taking place, and with the help of a fellow inmate named Alexis (Banzhaf), the girls attempt to flee. However, despite the doctor’s deplorable motives, Janey soon discovers that something much more dangerous lurks just beyond the trees.
For more info, including pre-order links, visit the official Black Fawn Distribution website, “like” Black Fawn Distribution on Facebook, and follow Black Fawn Distribution on Twitter.
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