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Stars: Kayla Adams, Matthew Holcomb, Chloe Berman, Bryan Roberts, Eric Alperin, Brad Worch II, Schno Mozingo | Written by Hans Rodionoff | Directed by Chris Johnston, Andy Malchiodi

Hex, not to be confused with several other films with the same title, opens with a montage of shots, old illustrations of demons, skydivers performing a risky manoeuvre, and blood being dripped on an altimeter as it’s being assembled. So it’s not a huge surprise when it ends with one of the parachutists falling to their death.

Ten years later Sarah is the new girl at the local skydiving club. Payson has been trying to get her to jump with his team, Lisa, Wade, Evan and Greg.

Why is he so insistent to add her to the crew? He wants to attempt The Hex, the risky and allegedly cursed formation jump we saw go wrong in the opening scenes.

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The action horror film Hex, directed by the filmmaking duo of Chris Johnston and Andy Malchiodi in their feature debut, has been given a DVD and digital release courtesy of Lionsgate, and we’ve gotten our hands on the trailer for Hex to help you decide whether or not this is something you would like to watch. You can check it out in the embed above.

Hex was scripted by Hans Rodionoff, whose previous credits include The Skulls II, Saint Sinner, The Hollow, Man-Thing, Lost Boys: The Tribe, Lost Boys: The Thirst, Deep Blue Sea 2, and episodes of The Goldbergs. For this one, Rodionoff crafted the following story:

Six extreme thrill-seekers get more excitement than they can handle in this intense, pulse-pounding action-horror tale. Loner Sarah joins a team of skydivers to help them execute a dangerous formation jump called “The Hex,” ignoring warnings that the act may be cursed.

"Now that we finally have six people, I think we should try the 'hex.'" Lionsgate has revealed a trailer for Hex, a mysterious thriller about a strange skydiving mishap. From their old Indiegogo page, the origins are explained: "Hex was born when a group of industry professionals decided to bring the excitement of modern skydiving into a gripping narrative story. Why skydiving? This production crew has a combined total of over 25,000 skydives! Bringing together a shared love of skydiving & horror films seemed like a perfect match." The film is about a mysterious disappearance on a jump. A group of skydivers experience paranormal occurrences that leave them fighting for their lives. Starring Kayla Adams, Matthew Holcomb, Bryan David Roberts, Eric Alperin, and Chloe Berman. This is a terrible trailer, and the acting is so bad, but this actually still looks kind of awesome? A totally crazy experimental horror film that isn't made anymore.

This morning both the Sundance Institute and Picturehouse announced this year’s programme for Sundance Film Festival: London. Female stories and filmmakers shine brightly in this years line-up as seven out of the twelve films showcased at this year’s Sundance Film Festival: London were directed by women. Along with a thrilling array of female leads on screen, the selection champions female voices and highlights some of the broad and excellent women-led work direct from Sundance Utah.

The Festival, which will take place between the 31st May – 3 June at Picturehouse Central, will open with the UK premiere of Jennifer Fox’s The Tale, starring Laura Dern and Elizabeth Debicki. The festival also honours British talent once again, this time by premiering Idris Elba’s directorial debut, Yardie. Women in Film takes centre stage at this year’s event, as movements such as Time’s Up and #MeToo continue to highlight inequality in the film industry.