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Originally we heard Unearthed Films would be releasing James Cullen Bressack's controversial home invasion thriller Hate Crime on DVD in August, but now it's been pushed to October. Check out the details and artwork.

The second feature film by James Cullen Bressack, Hate Crime is a labor of love from a dedicated group of people looking to make something different. It is a violent, realistic portrayal of one of our worst nightmares: being attacked in our home. It'll be available October 15th, which coincides with the release of Bressack's latest project, To Jennifer (from Mvd).

Hate Crime was written and produced by Bressack and Jarret Cohen and stars Jody Barton, Tim Moran, Ian Roberts, Nick Clark, Maggie Wagner, Greg Depetro, Debbie Diesel, and Sloane Morgan Siegel.

Synopsis:

A Jewish family, just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations on video when their home is...

Now that it's currently available on VOD and heading to Blu-ray/DVD in August, the official red band trailer for the home invasion thriller Hate Crime has finally arrived.

The second feature film by James Cullen Bressack, Hate Crime is a labor of love from a dedicated group of people looking to make something different. It is a violent, realistic portrayal of one of our worst nightmares: being attacked in our home. It is available now exclusively on psykikjunkypictures.com for $6.66, but hurry because it will only be online for a little longer before its Blu-ray/DVD release through Unearthed Films.

Hate Crime was written and produced by Bressack and Jarret Cohen and stars Jody Barton, Tim Moran, Ian Roberts, Nick Clark, Maggie Wagner, Greg Depetro, Debbie Diesel, and Sloane Morgan Siegel.

Synopsis:

A Jewish family, just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations on...

It's been awhile since we've gotten an update on the home invasion thriller Hate Crime, but we've learned the flick has landed distribution with Unearthed Films and in the meantime is available worldwide on VOD.

From the (Very Enthusiastic) Press Release:

Hate Crime is now available Worldwide on VOD exclusively on psykikjunkypictures.com . And when we say Worldwide, we mean Worldwide! That's right - Absolutely Everyone Everywhere can watch the film now! Many have been patiently waiting to see the film Hate Crime for months now. Well, the wait is Officially Over!!!! It Is Availble Now On VOD for $6.66, but you better hurry because it will only be available for one month before it gets taken down off of VOD for its DVD/Blu-ray release in August through Unearthed! Time To Unleash The Beast!

The second feature film by 21-year-old James Cullen Bressack, Hate Crime is a labor of love...

Title: Hate Crime Directed by: James Cullen Bressack Starring: Jody Barton, Debbie Diesel, Greg Depetro, Nicholas Clark Running time: 73 minutes, Unrated, Available on Blu-ray Special Features: None A trio of neo-nazi, meth crazed masked men terrorize a family on the night of the youngest son’s birthday party. I am not a fan of the “found footage” horror genre. I felt nauseous and got a headache which lasted several hours after watching this film because of the ever-present shaky cam that I never had happen with other found-footage films. For those who are fans of the genre might like Hate Crime, or they might not. This isn’t anything like we’ve [ Read More ]

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Home invasion thrillers are tough to do well, but Hate Crime seems to be on the right track, having already won awards at several film festivals. If you're a fan of the sub-genre, check out this batch of posters and the trailer for the film.

Hate Crime is the second feature directed by 20-year-old indie filmmaker James Cullen Bressack, who describes it as "a labor of love from a dedicated group of people looking to make something different. Hate Crime is a violent, realistic portrayal of one of our worst nightmares, being attacked in our home. Despite being extremely well received by the horror community, this film has fought a lot of controversy due to its extreme content, almost being banned in the UK; has been pulled off the screens at festivals before even showing due to content and theatre management not willing to show the movie the festival booked...

Hate Crime

Stars: Jody Barton, Nicholas Clark, Greg Depetro, Debbie Diesel, Sloane Morgan Siegel, Maggie Wagner, Tim Moran, Ian Roberts | Written by James Cullen Bressack, Jarret Cohen | Directed by James Cullen Bressack.

Let’s get the standard caveat out of the way first – I hate, no, loathe the “found-footage” sub-genre of horror, it’s often used as a cheap and easy way to tell a bad story. There are of course exceptions to this rule – of which Hate Crime is one.

Hate Crime has, at it’s core, a very simple premise. A family are gathered together to celebrate the birthday of the youngest member and as the father has done every year, he films the occasion. Only this year is different, in the midst of the celebration the family are subjected to a violent home invasion by a trio of masked men brandishing guns and waving swastikas, determined to...