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Watch the teaser trailer for the slow-burn psychological thriller Abigail Before Beatrice below.

The film will have its world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas on June 19, followed by a virtual premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival from June 20-28.

Olivia Taylor Dudley (“The Magicians”) stars as an isolated woman who is confronted by her past when a fellow former cult member, played by Riley Dandy (Christmas Bloody Christmas), reaches out with news that their leader has been released from prison early.

“The character of Beatrice is extremely close to my heart,” said writer-director Cassie Keet, whose 2023 feature debut Scream Therapy earned her a $60,000 Panavision Camera Grant that she used on the new film.

“Her story is about what happens when you find yourself on the other side of a toxic relationship, unable to move on because you can’t let go. I believe everyone can relate to her intense desire for love,...

Today, Chattanooga Film Festival organizers gave their fans even more bang for their 2025 badge buck by announcing another jam-packed wave filled with a veritable Whitman’s sampler of the genre programming for which Cff has become known.

The third and final wave of Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 includes a film programmed by a very special guest, another World Premiere, sneak preview screenings, and their biggest 2025 shorts program ever!

Joining the festival’s programmers and curating a secret screening as part of the 2025 edition of their fan-favorite Redeye secret screening series is David Dastmalchian, who will give fans insight into the wild world of his selection, a film presented by longtime Cff co-conspirators Arrow Video.

Joining the festival’s already-announced lineup is the World Premiere of Alan At Night, a Top Secret Sneak Preview screening of a fantastically funny new film, and a screening of Abigail Before Beatrice.

Then, there’s their massive shorts program,...

Abigail Before Beatrice has received a poster ahead of its world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas on June 19.

In the slow-burn psychological thriller, an isolated woman is confronted by her past when a fellow former cult member reaches out with news that their leader has been released from prison early.

What happens when your search for love and acceptance leads you to a toxic relationship? How do you move on when you can’t let go?

It’s written and directed by Cassie Keet, whose 2023 feature debut Scream Therapy earned her a $60,000 Panavision Camera Grant that she used on the new film.

Olivia Taylor Dudley (“The Magicians”), Riley Dandy (Christmas Bloody Christmas), Shayn Herndon, Jordan Lane Shappell, and Molly Jackson star.

Abigail Before Beatrice is produced by Little Black Dog Entertainment, Nanu Pictures, and New Harvest Creative.

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The Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas will kick off June 16 with the drama East of Wall, one of many highlights of the 11th edition of the cinematic showcase led by Oscar winner Geena Davis.

East of Wall, which premiered at Sundance, is written and directed by Kate Beecroft. “Inspired by the real lives of Tabatha and Porshia Zimiga, and with a cast of predominantly non-professional actors playing themselves, East of Wall is an authentic portrayal of the modern American West,” the festival said in a release. Beecroft and the Zimigas will be in attendance for a moderated conversation to follow the film.

“We are thrilled to open the festival with a film that speaks so genuinely to the power of female resilience,” said Bff president Wendy Guerrero. “The raw, gorgeous landscapes are matched by the vulnerability and passion of the women and girls at the heart of East of Wall.

The BFFoundation (Bff), in collaboration with founding partner Walmart and presenting partner Coca-Cola, has today announced the full lineup for the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival (Bff), launching next month. As ever, the festival remains committed to building a slate around inclusion and authentic representation.

This year’s festival will showcase 28 feature competition films, including 9 world premieres, plus the newly-launched Homegrown Competition highlighting powerful stories from filmmakers based in or filming in Arkansas. Of this year’s competition slate, 66 percent of the films are from creators identifying as female or gender non-conforming; 51 percent identify as Bipoc, Asian, or Pacific Islander; 29 percent identify as Lgbtqia+; 18 percent are filmmakers over the age of 50; and 12 percent identify as a person with a disability.

The festival, which was founded by Geena Davis and backed by Wal-Mart, celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, a period that’s been marked by profound growth, both for the festival and...

Just when you thought you already had enough horror movies to catch up on, six more brand new ones have arrived this week, featuring Russell Crowe, a vampire, and the living dead.

Here’s all the new horror released June 17 – June 23, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In), Neon brought the horror-drama Handling the Undead home this past Tuesday. It’s now available on VOD.

In the film, “On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want? A family is faced with the mother’s reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car accident; an elderly woman gets the love of her life...

Writer/actress Cassie Keet recently made her feature directorial debut with the horror comedy Scream Therapy, which just received a VOD release from Indican Pictures yesterday and earned her a Panavision camera grant. That grant has allowed her to go into her second feature, a slow-burn psychological cult thriller called Abigail Before Beatrice, which is now filming in Little Rock, Arkansas with Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians) and Riley Dandy (Christmas Bloody Christmas) in the lead roles.

Written and directed by Keet, Abigail Before Beatrice is coming our way from Little Black Dog Entertainment, Nanu Pictures, and Exit 44 Entertainment. Benjamin Dunn and Mindy Van Kuren are producing the film, which is partly financed by New Harvest Creative. The story centers on an isolated woman who must confront her past when a fellow former cult member reaches out with news that their leader has been released from prison early.

Keet told Deadline,...

Production is underway on slow-burn psychological thriller Abigail Before Beatrice, Deadline reports today, with Olivia Taylor Dudley (Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls) and Riley Dandy (Things Will Be Different)

The film follows “an isolated woman who must confront her past when a fellow former cult member reaches out with news that their leader has been released from prison early.”

Abigail Before Beatrice marks the sophmore effort from writer/director Cassie Keet. Keet’s debut feature Scream Therapy, a horror comedy that landed her a Panavision camera grant, is out today on Digital.

Filming is currently underway in Little Rock, Arkansas.

“I’m so excited and humbled to be filming in my home state,” said Keet in a statement to Deadline. “I had dreamt of filming Abigail Before Beatrice in Arkansas from the moment I wrote it, but the Acs Panavision grant made that dream a reality. I...

Exclusive: Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians) and Riley Dandy (Things Will Be Different) are in production in Little Rock, Arkansas on Abigail Before Beatrice, a slow-burn psychological thriller marking the sophomore feature of writer-director Cassie Keet.

Hailing from Little Black Dog Entertainment, Nanu Pictures, and Exit 44 Entertainment, the film is about an isolated woman who must confront her past when a fellow former cult member reaches out with news that their leader has been released from prison early.

A Little Rock native, Keet came to make it on the heels of Scream Therapy, a horror comedy that landed her a Panavision camera grant, which will be available on demand from Indican Pictures starting June 18. Benjamin Dunn (My Dead Friend Zoe) and Mindy Van Kuren are producing the film, financed partly by New Harvest Creative, with Exit 44 Entertainment handling sales.

“I’m so excited and humbled to be filming in my home state,...

Available On Demand on June 18th from Indican Pictures, we have an exclusive look at the new trailer for Scream Therapy, a horror comedy from writer / director Cassie Keet!

"Brace yourselves for a hilarious and spooky cinematic experience as the horror-comedy film, Scream Therapy, arrives On Demand from Indican Pictures on June 18. Combining spine-tingling scares with side-splitting humor, this genre-bending film delivers an unforgettable ride that will leave audiences entertained from beginning to end..

Scream Therapy follows Avery, a woman blindsided by a breakup, whose girlfriends take her on a weekend getaway in search of solace and restorative scream therapy. Their vacation takes a sharp turn when they cross paths with a cult of incels who are on a very pressing human sacrifice deadline, forcing the group of friends to make impossible choices in a deadly game of kill or be killed.

Writer and Director Cassie Keet brings her unique...

Exclusive: Alison Pill is getting into the scripted podcast universe.

The Star Trek: Picard and Devs star is to star in and produce supernatural audio drama The Doctor Is In.

The series was created and written by Cassie Keet and is produced by Paul Feig and Laura Fischer’s Powderkeg Media for podcast studio Echoverse.

The Doctor Is In is a darkly comedic supernatural drama that features medical student-turned-veterinarian Dr. Kate Spencer, voiced by Pill, who works the graveyard shift at an animal hospital in Chicago. When her late-night patients begin to shift from household pets to more exotic creatures like werewolves and vampires, Kate suddenly finds herself in the middle of a brewing underground war.

Greg Lubin and Kesila Childers will produce on behalf of Powderkeg Media.

Powderkeg Media is behind podcast Close To Death with UCP Audio and is in development with a project at Spotify. It also...

Stars: Ashley Jones, Samantha Boscarino, Baker Chase Powell, Darielle Deigan | Written by Marc Cartwright, Cassie Keet | Directed by Marc Cartwright

Aidan, a young man crippled by loneliness and insecurity, wants nothing more than to experience love, but he compulsively ghosts any connections he makes through dating sites. Aidan’s co-worker Elaine, generous with her advice and kindness to a fault, encourages him to put himself out there — although, in her heart of hearts, she wishes he would pick up on her feelings for him. Everything changes when Chelsea, beautiful and distant, moves into the apartment across the hall from Aidan’s. The two feel an instant connection based on their refusal to engage in social norms, and bond over an unusual hobby. This chance encounter throws Aidan into a spiral of dangerous infatuation that will alter all three of their lives. Touching on themes of loneliness, obsession, and the brutal nature of relationships,...