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With so many films being released every week, it's hard to be noticed among the throngs, particularly so when your movie doesn't star a widely recognizable face. First time director Chad L. Scheifele has found a way to cut through the noise by tackling controversial subject matter.

An adaptation of his short film of the same name, Natural Selection stars Mason Dye as Tyler, a teen with a troubled family life who finds himself in the role of "new kid in school" when he moves into town with his mom. At first picked on, Tyler soon finds himself befriending Indrid (Ryan Munzert), a popular kid who also has a bit of a dark streak but it quickly becomes clear that Indrid's antics aren't just for show.

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Adolescence is a difficult time for most everyone, and sometimes kids who are lost in their own environment will seek out direction from the unlikeliest sources. Chad L. Scheifele’s debut thriller “Natural Selection” follows lost teenager Tyler (Mason Dye) who heads to a new town with his depressed, alcoholic mother (Amy Carlson), trying to escape the emotional pain of his father’s suicide.

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At his new school, Tyler is easy prey for the bullies that roam the halls, but he quickly befriends Indrid (Ryan Munzert), a nihilistic peer with a chip on his shoulder whose grim outlook on the world comforts and excites Tyler. Though he believes he’s found a kindred spirit, Tyler also begins to fall for Paige (Katherine McNamara), a relationship that threatens Indrid’s already fragile state. Soon, Indrid...

Fresh off her hit show Shadow Hunters, rising star Katherine McNamara returns to the big screen next month in the critically-acclaimed indie thriller Natural Selection. The film will be released in theaters and through Digital HD and on demand formats on August 26. To get fans ready for this new release, we have an exclusive poster and photos, featuring stars Katherine McNamara and Anthony Michael Hall.

ITN Distribution has picked up the rights for the teen thriller Natural Selection. The film is written and directed by Chad L. Scheifele in his feature film debut, and stars Katherine McNamara (Shadow Hunters: The Mortal Instruments, The Scorch Trials) and Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone, Foxcatcher, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles). The movie will be going up against Sony's Don't Breathe, The Weinstein Company's Hands of Stone and Lionsgate's Mechanic: Resurrection on August 26.

Tyler (Mason Dye) is a young man who is desperately...