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“Lemonade Blessing” is a new ‘coming-of-age’ feature, written and directed by Chris Merola, starring Jake Ryan, Jeanine Serralles, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Miles J. Harvey, Michael Oloyede, Todd Gearhart and Keith William Richards, with distribution Tba:

“…freshly tossed into a private high school by his devout mother, ‘John’ falls head over heels for a devious classmate…

“…ready to push his morals to the brink with a series of increasingly uncomfortable actions, all in the name of love…”

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While there is still so much horror content and thrillers left to be released in 2024, we've already begun to look at what's coming out next year. In fact, there's an upcoming indie psychological thriller slated to be released in select theaters in 2025. It's titled Both Eyes Open, and we now have the gripping official trailer to watch to hold us over until its release. You can check it out above!

We first learned of this thriller back in June 2024. It was announced that Ariel Julia Hairston had written the script and directed the film. Production had already wrapped in Atlanta at the time. RodFather Productions was revealed to be the production company behind the movie with the involvement of Oasis Ave Films. In addition, executive producers of the film include Hairston, Roderick McClure, Joshua Ferrell, and Gail Bean.

In Both Eyes Open, a woman’s attempt to escape her abusive...

Exclusive: Gail Bean (Snowfall) will topline Both Eyes Open, an indie psychological thriller from writer-director Ariel Julia Hairston (The Comeback), which has wrapped production in Atlanta.

Additional cast for the pic from RodFather Productions includes Taye Diggs (The Best Man), Joy Brunson (This Is Us), Christie Leverette (You’ll Never Leave Me), Tristan Mack Wilds (The Wire), Michael Oloyede (This is Paradise), and Carla Fisher (The Boss).

Both Eyes Open centers on Ally (Bean), a woman who emerges from an abusive relationship hoping for a fresh start. Haunted by persistent hallucinations of her abuser, she begins to receive mysterious messages that suggest her tormenter may still be lurking in the distance. As the cryptic messages escalate and the ground beneath her starts to crumble, Ally discovers that the answers she seeks may lie closer to home than she could have ever imagined.

Pic’s exec producers are Roderick McClure, Joshua Ferrell,...

Exclusive: CMA Entertainment, a boutique management firm with over 20 years’ experience in developing and managing talent, will acquire Prevail Artist Management, with Prevail principal Lori Kay joining as a talent manager and producer. With the move, CMA continues to grow its management team and expand its production arm.

Kay, a principal at Prevail since 2015, brings with her a talent roster which includes Jeremy Holm, Reema Sampat, Leah Kreitz (Dash & Lily), Aimé Donna Kelly, Michael Oloyede, Paul Rolfes, as well as indie film favorite Katelyn Pearce and Broadway’s Michael Andreaus. She will be based in CMA’s New York City office.

“This expansion will greatly benefit our clients as we continue...