Sun Choke, which just premiered at this past weekend’s Stanley Film Festival, has a trio of strong female leads; and this new set of characters posters from the film introduces you to all three of them.
Ben Cresciman’s Sun Choke follows Janie’s quest to recover from a psychological break under the intense care of her lifelong nanny. After developing an obsession with another young woman, Janie strays off the path to recovery, forcing all three women into a struggle for control.
Playing Janie is Sarah Hagan, best known for supporting roles on “Freaks and Geeks” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Barbara Crampton — a horror veteran with credits from Re-Animator and From Beyond to the recent You’re Next and Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem — portrays the caretaker (Irma), while the upcoming Kickboxer remake’s Sara Malakul Lane plays Janie’s friend, Savannah.
The ladies’ co-stars include William Nicol, Evan Jones, Joe Nieves, and Jim Boeven. Producers are Georg Kallert, Peter J. Nieves, and Rob Schroeder.
Synopsis:
Janie’s just trying to get well. As she recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. She begins to veer off the road to recovery when she develops an obsession with a young woman to whom she feels an inexplicable yet profound connection. The obsession turns increasingly invasive and wedges all three women into an ever-tightening – and progressively terrifying – struggle for control. Will Janie pull herself back from the precipice of insanity? Or go over head-first, taking anyone nearby down with her?