U.K. sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has taken on worldwide sales rights to “Recluse,” Henry Chaisson’s horror feature slated to world premiere in the Escape From Tribeca section of the Tribeca Film Festival in June, with the company set to launch the title at the Cannes Film Market.
The film follows Joan, a sound recordist who retreats to her father’s estate in the aftermath of a devastating fire, only to trace a series of ghostly audio fragments toward a buried family secret – and someone determined to keep it that way.
Sasha Frolova (“The Empty Man”) leads the cast alongside Xander Berkeley (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “The Walking Dead”) and Toby Poser (“Hellbender”), with Mia Vallet, Kimball Farley and Frankie Seratch also featuring.
Chaisson, who wrote and directed, produced alongside Josh Lobo, Gillian Cooper, Katharina Windemuth, Alex Dandino and Rowan Russell. Andrew Merrill, Beth Crudele and Jayda Park co-produced, with Cailla O’Shea and Frolova serving as executive producers. The film is a collaboration between Points North Films and Restricted Pictures, the latter currently in post on genre feature “Night After Night.”
“‘Recluse’ is my love letter to the gothic haunted house film, a twisted web of mystery and deceit that pivots in some exciting and unexpected directions,” Chaisson said. “It explores how the secrets we keep to protect those we love can be the ones that come back to do the most harm. I can’t wait for audiences to experience the film and am thrilled to be premiering it at Tribeca.”
“Henry Chaisson is the kind of undeniable talent that arrives on the scene with a huge bang – he has created a horror film which really delivers on all fronts with ‘Recluse,’” said Mike Chapman of Blue Finch Films. “To say any more on the plot would ruin this ghost train of a thrill ride which needs to be experienced big and loud.”
Blue Finch’s broader Cannes slate includes “Bowels of Hell,” a Rotterdam selection from Oscar-winning production company RT Features, as well as SXSW titles “American Dollhouse” and “Imposters.”
