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The first trailer for Sam Qualiana's new found footage monster flick, The Legend of Six Fingers, has arrived; and we have every single second of it right here for you. Check it out, and look for more on this one as soon as we get it!

Qualiana, who stars in the film with local actor Andrew Elias, previously helmed Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast. Debbie Rochon and Lynn Lowry co-star in the film, which was produced by Greg Lamberson (Slime City Massacre, Dry Bones) and executive produced by Michael Raso of Camp Motion Pictures.

Qualiana and Elias portray two amateur filmmakers documenting a string of animal slaughters in rural Royalton. They interview a farm couple (Lowry and newcomer Bill Brown) who tell them the Native American legend of “Ya Yahk Osnuhsa,” an apelike creature with three fingers on each hand. Generations ago, “Six Fingers” stalked settlers who invaded his land,...

Principal photography has wrapped on The Legend of Six Fingers, the second feature from writer-director Sam Qualiana, in Royalton, New York. Qualiana, who stars in the film with local actor Andrew Elias, previously helmed Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast. Debbie Rochon and Lynn Lowry co-star in the found footage monster film, which was produced by Greg Lamberson (Slime City Massacre, Dry Bones) and executive produced by Michael Raso of Camp Motion Pictures.

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Production is now officially under way on writer/director Sam Qualiana's new found footage monster flick, The Legend of Six Fingers, and we have all the details along with some fresh behind-the-scenes stills and artwork.

From the Press Release:

On the same day that author and filmmaker Greg Lamberson (Slime City Massacre, The Jake Helman Files) concluded a successful crowdfunding campaign for the project on IndieGoGo, writer-director Sam Qualiana began production on his new found footage monster flick, The Legend of Six Fingers, in Royalton, New York. Lamberson is producing the film, and Michael Raso, the head of Camp Motion Pictures, is executive producing. Camp is also providing matching funds for the donations to the film, which stars Qualiana and Andrew Elias. Debbie Rochon and Lynn Lowry have already filmed key scenes, and Tiffany Shepis is scheduled to appear as well.

“Sam was the director of photography on Dry Bones,...

Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the feature film debut of screenwriter, director, and actor Sam Qualiana, has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Independent Entertainment, part of the Alternative Cinema network. The deal includes DVD, VOD, cable, and digital downloads.

“This is a real achievement for everyone involved with Snow Shark,” says Gregory Lamberson, one of the film’s producers. “As many filmmakers have come to realize, the market for independent genre films is brutal, and obtaining distribution can seem like an impossible goal. We’re thrilled to be working with Independent Entertainment and the wonderful people at Alternative Cinema. I know they’ll give this film the tender loving care it deserves.”

Other Alternative Cinema brands include Shock-o-Rama Cinema, Seduction Cinema, and Camp Motion Pictures. The company offers Lamberson’s first three films, Slime City, Undying Love, and Naked Fear on the two-disc DVD Greg Lamberson’s Slime City Grindhouse Collection.

There are plenty of ridiculous straight-to-dvd shark movies out there, but today we have a trailer for a film that tops them all. It's called "Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast." Check out the trailer below. Plot: After a scientist (Michael O'Hear) discovers the titular creature is feasting on the local residents of a small Western New York town, the mayor (Robert Bozek) hires cryptozoologists and a shark hunter (Andrew Elias, Kathy Murphy, Andy Taylor) to help the sheriff (Cj Qualiana, the director's father) track down the beast. At the same time a former snow shark attack survivor (director Sam Qualiana) makes plans of his own to stop the creature. "Snow Shark" will premiere at Dipson's Amherst theater in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday, April 10th at 7pm. The premiere will be open to the paying public. On May 12th, the movie will have its film festival premiere at the South Bronx Film Festival.

It's been several months since we've gotten an update on Sam Qualiana's Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, but now the film has its premiere screening scheduled, a festival date in the works, and a brand new trailer.

From the Press Release:

Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, written and directed by 26-year-old Sam Qualiana in Lockport, New York, will have its world premiere at Dipson’s Amherst Theater in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday, April 10th, at 7:00 pm; the premiere will be open to the paying public. Two nights later, on Thursday, April 12th, at 7:30 pm, the film will play at The Screening Room Cinema Café in Williamsville, New York. On Saturday, May 12th, it will have its film festival premiere at the South Bronx Film Festival.

Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast is a creature feature which details the exploits of a prehistoric shark, freed by an earthquake,...

Producer Greg Lamberson dropped us a line to let us know that principal photography has wrapped on Sam Qualiana's Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast up in the Buffalo area, and he also provided us with a half-dozen new behind-the-scenes stills.

From the Press Release: Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the feature film debut of 25-year-old writer/director Sam Qualiana, has wrapped production in Lockport, New York, outside Buffalo. Qualiana originally made a Snow Shark short seven years ago, when he and his brothers attached a shark fin to their dog. After winning the Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival’s “Filmmaker to Watch” award for his short crime drama No Road Out, he decided to remake the Snow Shark short using the skills he had developed in the intervening years. Reaction to the project was so positive he turned it into a feature instead and started shooting on weekends, before the script was completed,...