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Exclusive: Sergio Lira, Lynette Coll and Cristobal Güell are launching Luz Films, a newly formed entertainment company founded with the mission of making Latino-focused prestige and elevated-genre content from diverse visionary creatives and producers in the film and TV space.

Lira and Coll will serve as co-CEOs while Guell will serve as CFO.

Through a collaborative community spirit, Luz Films will produce and co-finance projects from the Latino perspective for U.S. and global audiences. The company believes in mentoring and supporting projects from debut filmmakers and connecting them with veteran Latino creatives who can collaborate with these new voices behind the camera and on-screen.

‘While Latinos are one of the fastest-growing communities in the United States, representation for storytellers in the community lags behind other demographics,” the trio shared in an exclusive statement to Deadline. “Luz Films, named with purpose, embodies ‘light.’ Our mission is to illuminate opportunities. We...

Yes, we've talked a lot about Prospect on this site over the last year and, yes, we are again. We've always championed indie sci-fi and Prospect is a great example of the best of it so what can we say?

Shep Films have released a cool VHS trailer for the film to celebrate its release on VOD. Check it out below.

Also be sure to check out my review and interview with the film's directors Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell.

Synopsis:

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon; aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive...

Gunpowder and Sky's new sci-fi label Dust is releasing their inaugural film, Prospect, into New York and Los Angeles theatres on Friday, November 2, and for Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell, this is huge deal. The two young directors have been working to get Prospect made for most of their adult lives, and the journey from debuting the short film version in 2012 to having their feature bowing in local theatres marks the end of a journey as treacherous and emotional as the one taken by the characters in their film. I've sung the praises of the film on these pages before, but I'll repeat myself here. Prospect wins top marks for juggling intricate world-building and character-focused storytelling on a tight budget. The production design...

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Thinking of hitting a theatre to see Prospect next week when the film debuts in NY and La November 2? You may want to grab your headphones and listen to my review of Prospect as well as an interview I did with the film's writer/directors.

Written and directed by Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell, Prospect follows a father-daughter on a journey to a jungle moon in search of the ultimate payday where and the two quickly fall prey to unknown terrain and dangerous encounters as their mission turns deadly.

Prospect stars Pedro Pascal, Sophie Thatcher, Jay Duplass, Andre Royo, Sheila Vand, and Anwan Glover.

Prospect is based on a short by Earl and Caldwell, had its world premiere at SXSW 2018 to critical acclaim where the film took home The Adam Yauch Hör...

Prospect Trailer 2 The second movie trailer for Prospect (2018) for Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell-directed film. The first movie trailer for Prospect can be watched here. Prospect‘s plot synopsis: based on the short film of the same name by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, “A teenage girl and her father travel [...]

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A new trailer has arrived for the low-budget SXSW sensation, Earl and Caldwell’s sci-fi drama Prospect.

Written and directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, the film stars Pedro Pascal, Sophie Thatcher, Jay Duplass, Andre Royo, Sheila Vand, and Anwan Glover.

Also in trailers – Creepy first look trailer for Gareth Evans’ Apostle lands

The film gets a limited Us release in November.

Prospect Official Synopsis

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest’s other ruthless inhabitants but with her own father’s greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.

Tiff's Midnight Madness programming definitely gets a lot of buzz for its genre programming every September, but Toronto After Dark is an event horror fans won't want to miss in Toronto next month. The festival recently announced an impressive first wave of films, featuring a number of genre festival hits you won't want to miss, including Anna and the Apocalypse, Luz, The Ranger, Nightmare Cinema, and more:

From the Press Release: Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its first wave of exciting film announcements for 2018! Included in the lineup are some of the most critically acclaimed and eagerly anticipated new horror, sci-fi and action films from this year’s international film festival circuit. These 10 new movies will all screen at Toronto After Dark Film Festival as part of its spooktacular 13th Annual Edition this October 11-19, 2018 at the Scotiabank Theatre, in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Alex Wolff and Dominique Fishback will be honored at the San Diego Intl. Film Festival, while gala presentations will include Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” and Joel Edgerton’s “Boy Erased.”

The fest, produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, runs Oct. 10-14, and will include 115 films in various sections. The festival is in its 17th year.

The seven gala features, all making their Southern California premiere, are “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”; “Everybody Knows” (Asghar Farhadi); “Widows” (Steve McQueen); “Wildlife” (Paul Dano); and “The Hate U Give” (George Tilman Jr.); “The Favourite;” and “Boy Erased.”

Wolff is the recipient of the Auteur Award. Aside from this year’s horror hit “Hereditary,” Wolff appears in the Polly Draper-directed “Stella’s Last Weekend,” which will screen in the Spotlight section at the festival. Fishback, from the gala presentation “The Hate U Give,” will be given the Rising Star Award. Both honors...

The 44th Seattle International Film Festival announced its winners at the festival’s concluding ceremony Sunday, with Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade” taking home prizes for best film and best actress for star Elsie Fisher. Mister Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” which has drawn attention since the release of its nostalgic trailer, won the best documentary prize for director Morgan Neville.

See the full list of winners below.

Best Film

“Eighth Grade,” directed by Bo Burnham (USA 2018)

Best Documentary

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” directed by Morgan Neville (USA 2018)

Best Director

Gustav Möller, “The Guilty” (Denmark 2018)

Best Actor

Miguel Ángel Solá, “The Last Suit” (Argentina/Poland/Spain/France/Germany 2017)

Best Actress

Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade” (USA 2018)

Best Short Film

“Emergency,” directed by Carey Williams (USA 2017)

Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision

Presented by Women in Film – Seattle

Dana Nachman, “Pick of the Litter” (USA 2017)

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If you've been hankering to see the new sci-fi, Prospect, the wait is almost over. Gunpowder & Sky just acquired worldwide rights to Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell's film following its world premier at SXSW.

We've covered the film quite a bit here over the months, but Prospect centers on a teenage girl and her father who travel to a remote moon looking to strike it rich by harvesting a large gem deposit. Things don’t go as planned. The father and daughter are forced into a desperate fight to survive after they encounter hostile natives.

Gunpowder & Sky will release the film theatrically in the U.S. later this year through its sci-fi label "Dust" while London based Independent will handle sales outside the U.S...

Gunpowder & Sky has tapped Independent to sell foreign rights to “Prospect.”

The Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell directed sci-fi Western had its world premiere at SXSW. Independent, a London-based sales firm, will screen the film for buyers in Cannes.

“Prospect” centers on a teenage girl and her father who travel to a remote moon looking to strike it rich by harvesting a large gem deposit. Things don’t go as planned. The father and daughter are forced into a desperate fight to survive after they encounter hostile natives.

Gunpowder & Sky will release the film theatrically in the U.S. later this year through its sci-fi label Dust. Independent will handle sales outside the U.S. The London-based sales firm will screen the film for buyers in Cannes.

Prospect stars Sophie Thatcher (“The Exorcist”), Jay Duplass (“Transparent”), Pedro Pascal (“Game of Thrones”), Sheila Vand (“24: Legacy”), Andre Royo (“The Wire...

Gunpowder & Sky has acquired worldwide rights to “Prospect.”

The Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell directed the sci-fi Western had its world premiere at SXSW.

It centers on a teenage girl and her father who travel to a remote moon looking to strike it rich by harvesting a large gem deposit. Things don’t go as planned. The father and daughter are forced into a desperate fight to survive after they encounter hostile natives.

Gunpowder & Sky will release the film theatrically in the U.S. later this year through its sci-fi label Dust. Independent will handle sales outside the U.S. The London-based sales firm will screen the film for buyers in Cannes.

Floris Bauer, co-founder and president of Gunpowder & Sky, said the company’s move into sci-fi comes as the genre is uniquely positioned to reflect the zeitgeist.

“Science-fiction explores what it means to be human and where we’re heading as humans,...

Festival concluded in Austin, Texas, at weekend.

March 19 Update: Wes Anderson’s Isle Of Dogs was named Headliners audience award winner on Monday, after Olivia Newman’s First Match earned the Narrative Feature Competition award on Saturday night (March 17).

Gabriel Silverman and Fiona Dawson prevailed in the Documentary Feature Competition on Saturday with TransMilitary, while John Hyams’ All Square took audience award honours in the Narrative Spotlight Section, and The Dawn Wall by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer triumphed in Documentary Spotlight.

Timur Bekmambetov’s Profile won in Visions, Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade was declared winner in Midnighters, and Alonso Ruizpalacios...

Audience Awards to be handed out on March 17.

March 17 Update: Olivia Newman’s First Match was named audience award winner of the 2018 SXSW Narrative Feature Competition on Saturday night (March 17).

Gabriel Silverman and Fiona Dawson prevailed in the Documentary Feature Competition with TransMilitary, while John Hyams’ All Square took audience award honours in the Narrative Spotlight Section, and The Dawn Wall by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer triumphed in Documentary Spotlight.

Timur Bekmambetov’s Profile won in Visions, Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade was declared winner in Midnighters, and Alonso Ruizpalacios and So Yong Kim won in Episodic for Vida.

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While at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, filmmakers Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl celebrated the world premiere of their low-budget/high-ambition sci-fi western Prospect, which follows a father/daughter team of terrestrial miners who end up in a fight for their lives after a routine excavation goes awry. The family at the center of Prospect is portrayed by indie pioneer Jay Duplass and up-and-coming actress Sophie Thatcher, and Daily Dead spoke with the duo in Austin this week about their recent collaboration and more.

Congratulations on Prospect—it’s really an incredible film. Clearly, there was some really good stuff for you both to dig into with this film, but from your perspectives, what was it about these characters in this world that appealed to you?

Jay Duplass: I thought that the world was incredibly well-built. The guys had a short film that was beautiful, too, and there was this human...

The uncharted, lawless era of the 19th century Gold Rush, and the accompanying American dream notion that went with it—journeying thousands of miles for a better life with the hopes of striking it rich— are transposed to the world of sci-fi in Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell‘s “Prospect,” a sci-fi/Western hybrid that debuted this week at SXSW.

A well-natured amalgam of both, say, “Star Wars,” and Duncan Jones‘ “Moon,” especially in its impactful first half, “Prospect” tells the story of a teenager (Sophie Thatcher) and her father (Jay Duplass) who travel to a remote alien moon’s toxic forest on the hunt for a rare substance, aiming to make a mint.

Audience Awards to be handed out on March 17.

Jim Cummings’ Midwest-set drama Thunder Road was anointed winner of the 2018 SXSW Narrative Feature Competition on Tuesday night (March 13).

The corresponding Documentary Feature Competition winner was People’s Republic Of Desire by Hao Wu.

In the short film awards, Carey Williams’ Emergency won Narrative Shorts, while Charlie Tyrell’s My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes prevailed in Documentary Shorts, Milk by Santiago Menghini won Midnight Shorts, and Alexa Lim Haas’ Agua Viva was named winner of Animated Shorts.

An Uncertain Future by Iliana Sosa and Chelsea Hernandez won the Texas Shorts category.

Juried prizes were presented tonight at the 25th annual Swsw Film Festival. Jim Gaffigan, in Austin to represent the Miranda Bailey-directed ensemble comedy “You Can Choose Your Family,” presided as host. The venue was the Paramount Theatre, a 103-year-old landmark just blocks from the Texas Capitol.

SXSW will continue screening films through Saturday, when most of the festival’s audience awards recipients will be announced. The exception is for the headlining films, such as “A Quiet Place,” “Blockers,” and “Ready Player One” — those verdicts follows on March 19.

This year’s line-up comprised 256 total features and shorts, culled from 8,183 submissions. Best narrative feature “Thunder Road” was adapted from the namesake, one-take short that won a Grand Jury award at Sundance in 2016.

Lena Dunham’s “Tiny Furniture” (2010) and Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Short Term 12” (2013) are among the best-known past jury victors at SXSW. IndieWire’s Dana Harris helped choose the Louis Black “Lone Star” honoree,...

As anyone who has seen the film will tell you, few directorial debuts match the level of ambition of Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell’s blockbuster indie, Prospect. Starring Jay Duplass, Sophie Thatcher and Narcos star Pedro Pascal, and based on the directors’ short of the same name, the sci-fi feature is as grand as it gets in terms of feature worldbuilding, following a teenage girl (Thatcher) and her father (Duplass) as they travel to a remote moon on the hunt for a rare…...

Welcome to Trailer Binge, a recurring feature where we get a chance to catch up on some of the recent trailer releases in the past week. Whether it be indie releases, or recent movie and TV trailers that may have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Trailer Binge allows us to catch up on the seemingly constant onslaught of new new content being released each week.

In this edition of Trailer Binge, we take a look at new trailers for Jason Reitman’s Tully, the new indie science fiction movie Prospect, a surprise new Tommy Wiseau project called Scary Love. Plus, we have a handful of new “season 2” trailers with Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Luke Cage. Let’s start binging!

‘Tully’ Trailer

Tully reunites director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody in their first collaboration since Juno. The film stars Charleze Theron, Mark Duplass,...

Earlier this weekend, this writer had the opportunity to check out two wildly different films that enjoyed their world premieres as part of SXSW’s 2018 Visions slate: Fritz Böhm’s Wildling and Prospect from the directorial team of Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell. Even though both movies feature a coming-of-age tale that centers on the relationship between a father and daughter, they are vastly different from each other, with Wildling going for more of a modern fairy tale approach, and Prospect being something of a scrappy yet wonderfully ambitious sci-fi western.

Wildling: For his feature film debut, Fritz Böhm introduces us to the world of “wildlings,” dangerous forest-dwelling creatures who steal and feast upon small children. We’re told about the threat they pose via a bedtime story from Daddy (Brad Dourif) who reminds his young daughter Anna of the threats that exist all around her. Because of the wildlings,...

The first thing you notice are the smudges on the glass. We’re on a space freighter orbiting around some distant alien moon, and the thickly reinforced window is caked with grime and fingerprints. Sailing among the stars has all the charm of an endless car ride cross-country, and the negation of any hi-tech awe and astonishment is a perfect note on which to begin the impressively made, if too-eager-to-please Prospect, expanded by filmmakers Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell from their 2014 short of the same name.

Teenager Cee (Sophie Thatcher) and her dad Damon (Jay Duplass) are on a clandestine...

SXSW 2018 Prospect Trailer

Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell‘s Prospect (2018) teaser trailer from the 2018 South by South West Film Festival stars Sophie Thatcher, Jay Duplass, Pedro Pascal, Andre Royo, and Sheila Vand. Prospect‘s plot synopsis: based on the short film of the same name, “A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote [...]

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A SXSW teaser trailer for Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell’s sci-fi alien western feature, Prospect, has been released ahead of its premiere on March 10th.

The film is based on Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell’s short of the same name which debuted at SXSW in 2014 which will now make its feature debut at SXSW 2018

Also in trailers – Saoirse Ronan falls for the wrong man in trailer for The Seagull

Written and Directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, the film stars Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, Jay Duplass, Andre Royo, Sheila Vand, and Anwan Glover.

The film premieres on March 10 at 12:45 Pm at Alamo Lamar D.

Prospect Official Synopsis

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest.

It's a little hard to decipher just what the hell is going on in the recently released teaser for Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell's Prospect, but there's certainly plenty of of intrigue to be had. The space western stars Pedro Pascal (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) and follows a teenage girl and her father as they travel to a remote alien moon hoping to strike it rich. They aren't alone on that moon however, as it quickly becomes apparent that there are... Read More...

Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the science fiction feature "Prospect", written and directed by Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl, starring Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal and Jay Duplass, opening March 10, 2018:

"...a teenage girl and her father travel to a remote moon on the hunt for elusive riches. But there are others roving the moon's toxic forest and the job quickly devolves into a desperate fight to escape..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Prospect"...

Prospect, the intriguing indie sci-fi thriller lead by Jay Duplass and Pedro Pascal is premiering at SXSW this week and to celebrate the production has premiered a first-look teaser. I predict fans of hand crafted, sci-fi will fall in love with what we're seeing here. In fact not since Moon can I recall being quite as excited by the, *ahem*, prospects of a science fiction. In the film, a teenage girl and her father travel to a remote moon on the hunt for elusive riches. But there are others roving the moon's toxic forest and the job quickly devolves into a desperate fight to escape. Co-directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, Prospect is based on their short film of the same name which premiered...

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"Some of us have the proclivity for greatness, while others do not." Another new teaser trailer for a SXSW Film Festival premiere. The first teaser has landed for Prospect, a sci-fi feature that is based on the short film of the same name that we featured on this site back in 2014. From directors Chris Caldwell & Zeek Earl, the film is about a teenage girl and her father who travel to a remote moon on the hunt for elusive riches. They discover others hiding in the moon's toxic forest and their visit quickly devolves into a desperate fight to escape. Jay Duplass and Sophie Thatcher star, with a cast including Pedro Pascal, Andre Royo, Sheila Vand, and Anwan Glover. So, this honestly looks even way better than I expected, with some truly exciting footage. Another film that should definitely be on your SXSW line-up. Can't wait to see it myself. Here's...

Writer/directors Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell made a splash in 2014 when their short film Prospect wowed audiences at SXSW and later went on to great success when it was released online. In the years since the debut of the short, the pair have managed to release another short film but they've been focusing the majority of their efforts on their debut feature also called Prospect, which is also an expansion of their short film.

Prospect stars Jay Duplass and Sophie Thatcher as Ezra and Cee respectively, a father and daughter team who travel to a remote moon in search of riches but the job turns dangerous when they encounter other prospectors. Along with Duplass and Thatcher, the movie also stars Pedro Pascal, Andre Royo, Sheila Vand, and Anwan Glover.

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Exclusive: In the new teaser trailer to Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell’s Prospect, the duo combines sci-fi and western to tell a unique story of a father and daughter who are hoping to strike it rich on an alien moon. The film is based on Earl and Caldwell’s short of the same name which debuted at SXSW in 2014. The trailer delivers some thrills and gives us a unique combo of genres while boasting a talented cast including Transparent star Jay Duplass and newcomer Sophie…...

In The Pines Short Film. Christopher Caldwell, Zeek Earl‘s In The Pines (2011) short film stars Julianne Christie and Jessica Martin. In The Pines‘ plot synopsis: “Simultaneously an exploration of nature and psyche, ‘In The Pines’ documents a young woman’s hunt for extraterrestrial meaning. Part science fiction, part psycho-thriller, part poetry – this film [...]

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