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Stars: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton, Zack Gold, Jener Dasilva, Tessa Munro | Written by Jill Awbrey | Directed by Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing

A lot of movies begin with an overhead show of a car driving down a long deserted road. Ominous, sure, but something we’ve seen many many times before. That is, though, perhaps where the “same old” ends with Held.

Held, directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing (The Gallows), and penned by Jill Awbrey, is a mystery horror film about a couple who are going through strains in their marriage and head off for an anniversary getaway for their ninth year, when things become even more difficult for the two of them after they are held hostage in the hi-tech and modern vacation house and given commends by an unseen voice over the intercom system. The commands begin tame and somewhat calm, but grow and turn more extreme and disturbing.

Stars: Kamia Benge, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger, Tessa Munro | Written and Directed by Alex Noyer

As a young child Alexis (Kamia Benge) lost her hearing in an accident. At age ten she regained it while bashing her murderous father’s head in with a meat tenderizer. Not only did her hearing come back, she now has a euphoric response to some sound. A sinister form of Synesthesia that is triggered by the sound of violence and pain.

Now grown up Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown; The Leftovers) teaches music to college students. She’s also a musician, converting sounds such as a session between a Dominatrix and her client into electronic music. Unfortunately not only are these sounds not triggering a reaction, she’s beginning to lose her hearing again. And it will take more death to bring it back again.

Sound of Violence starts out like a...

Experimental musician, DJ and teacher’s assistant Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown) is working on a seriously killer track. But the high she is chasing, in writer-director Alex Noyer’s uneven but often inventively grisly feature debut, is not that of pop stardom or peer admiration. Instead Alexis, due a condition whereby she experiences the sounds of human pain as a glorious starburst of color and pleasure, is attempting to knit her disorder into a sonic artpiece, no matter the rising bodycount of her “instrumentation.”

With its themes of creative obsession and trauma recycled as psychopathy, not to mention Alexis’ synesthesia giving license for lurid, semi-abstract, technicolor visual sequences, “Sound of Violence” boasts perhaps the greatest giallo premise that Dario Argento never dreamed up. It’s just a shame that Noyer decides that it isn’t enough. The spectacularly gruesome and grotesquely elaborate murder scenes do ample justice to even the...

Hear the Sound of Violence on VOD May 21st! Scream (2022)’s Jasmin Savoy Brown Headlines as a Killer Making Music with Blood. Available on Digital HD and Cable VOD from Gravitas Ventures.

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Following a world premiere at 2021’s SXSW, Alex Noyer’s Sound of Violence heads to homes across North America. Starring Jasmin Savoy Brown (the upcoming Scream revival, HBO’s “The Leftovers”), Lili Simmons (Showtime’s “Ray Donovan”, “Banshee”, Bone Tomahawk), James Jagger (HBO’s “Vinyl”, The Outpost) and Tessa Munro (CBS’s “S.W.A.T.”), Sound of Violence will debut on cable and digital VOD May 21st from Gravitas Ventures.

Sound of Violence was written and directed by Alex Noyer.

Sound of Violence was produced by Hannu Aukia, Alex Noyer, and is Executive Produced by Mike Macari (Executive Producer of The Ring trilogy).

“I’ve been lucky to be surrounded by people who believed in...

Sound of Violence Review — Sound of Violence (2021) Video Movie Review, a Gravitas Ventures movie written and directed by Alex Noyer, and stars Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger, Tessa Munro, Dana L. Wilson, Kamia Benge, Wes McGee, and Mataeo Mingo. In this video review, I talk about the new horror film [...]

Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Sound Of Violence: Intriguing Idea, Sloppy Execution [SXSW 2021]...

Last week, writer/director Alex Noyer celebrated the world premiere of his feature film debut at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Entitled Sound of Violence, the story follows a young woman named Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown), who had previously recovered her hearing after a brutal family murder, and every day since has been a gift for her as she made her way in the world, studying sound. But as she begins to suspect that her hearing is once again about to fade away, Alexis decides that the only way to stay connected to her sense of hearing is by utilizing various forms of music in extremely violent ways. Sound of Violence also stars Lili Simmons, James Jagger, and Tessa Munro.

During the recent press day for Sound of Violence, Daily Dead caught up with both Noyer and Jagger to discuss their experiences collaborating together on the project, as well as what...

It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for the SXSW Film Festival once again, but here we are. For the 2021 iteration of the fest, SXSW is going virtual, which gives more people the opportunity to get to experience their brilliant lineup of films this year. As someone who is already well into my SXSW viewings for this year, I can confidently say that this might be SXSW’s best slate of Midnighters from top to bottom, and a few other genre and genre-adjacent films that are premiering in other sections are very much worth your time as well.

So, if you’re looking to check out some excellent horror and sci-fi cinema during this year’s SXSW from the comfort of your own home, here are 15 different projects you’ll definitely want to make time for. Oh, and because I included both How it Ends and Violation during my Sundance 2021 preview,...

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Vmi Worldwide has licensed UK rights at EFM to the UK’s Dazzler Media for Alex Noyer’s horror film Sound Of Violence, set to receive its world premiere at the virtual SXSW later this month.

Jasmin Savoy Brown stars as Alexis, an experimental sound recorder who recovered her hearing after witnessing the murder of her parents when she was 10.

As she faces the prospect of losing her hearing once more, Alexis races to complete her sonic masterpiece through gruesome sound experiments.

The cast includes Lili Simmons, James Jagger, and Tessa Munro (S.W.

"When I hear certain sounds, I don't just hear them... I see them." A festival promo trailer has debuted for a horror thriller titled Sound of Violence, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Alex Noyer. This is premiering at the SXSW Film Festival this month, playing in the Midnighters section. A girl recovers her hearing and gains abilities during the brutal murder of her family. Finding solace in the sounds of bodily harm, as an adult, she pursues a career in music composing her masterpiece through gruesome murders. Her ultimate creative design comes to fruition with a young drummer and the perfect beat. The cast includes Jasmin Savoy Brown as Alexis, Lili Simmons, James Jagger, and Tessa Munro. This is a wickedly wild and crazy concept for a horror film, mixing social media craze, fame & fortune, and violence all in one. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Alex Noyer's Sound of Violence,...

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Alex Noyer’s slasher pic Sound of Violence, which is set to make its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in March. Gravitas will release the film in theaters and on demand on May 21.

Written and directed by Noyer, Sound of Violence stars Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger and Tessa Munro (S.W.A.T.).

The story follows Alexis, who has recovered her hearing after witnessing the brutal murder of her family when she was ten. The visceral experience awakened synesthetic abilities in her and started her on an orphaned path of self-discovery through the healing tones of brutal violence.

She goes on to pursue a career teaching and experimenting to find new sounds. She is supported by her roommate Marie who is...

The first person to say “finger-lickin’ good” can kindly show themselves out.

Lifetime and KFC revealed on Monday that Mario Lopez will play Colonel Sanders in A Recipe for Seduction, which is being touted as a “Lifetime Original Mini-Movie Presented by Kentucky Fried Chicken,” but is surely just a long commercial. I mean, that’s what we want to assume. (Update: It’s indeed a 15-minute mini-movie, I am assured.)

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Stars: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton, Zack Gold, Jener Dasilva, Tessa Munro | Written by Jill Awbrey | Directed by Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing

A lot of movies begin with an overhead show of a car driving down a long deserted road. Ominous, sure, but something we’ve seen many many times before. That is, though, perhaps where the “same old” ends with Held.

I do love Frightfest, and in the midst of many of their festivals I’ve discovered a bunch of movies I’ve enjoyed. Held, directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing (The Gallows), and penned by Jill Awbrey, is a mystery horror film about a couple who are going through strains in their marriage and head off for an anniversary getaway for their ninth year, when things become even more difficult for the two of them after they are held hostage in the hi-tech and modern vacation...

Actress and singer Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman) is set to join Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr. in universal Pictures’ All My Life which is inspired by the real-life story of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau.

Directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer), All My Life is based on Todd Rosenberg’s 2017 Black List script which details the true story of Chau and Carter, a young couple planning their wedding in the face of devastating news. Rothe is set to play a character inspired by Carter, while Shum will portray a character based on Chau. Details about Settle’s role are being kept under wraps.

The film also stars Michael Masini, Chrissie Fit and Greg Vrotsos. Todd Garner and Sean Robins will produce for their Broken Road Productions banner. Universal’s Senior Vice President of Production Sara Scott and Director of Development Lexi Barta will oversee the...