Dark Sky Films has acquired all North American distribution rights to “Blood Shine,” the latest feature from husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Described as a “striking blend of arthouse sensibility and visceral folk horror,” the film will be released later this year following a successful festival run that included the Sitges Film Festival, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and others.
Dark Sky’s sales division, MPI Media Group, is representing additional international territories at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin.
“Blood Shine” stars Bennett (“Shelby Oaks”) as Clara, a devout zealot who worships the light through solitary, sacred rituals in upstate New York. David Call (“Insidious: The Red Door”) plays Brighton West, a troubled horror filmmaker who retreats upstate to complete his screenplay, only to encounter Clara and become entangled in her increasingly extreme spiritual practices. Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, Clara draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh, and the sublime. The cast also includes Brendan Sexton III (“Russian Doll”), Larry Fessenden (“MaXXXine”), and Toby Poser (“Hellbender”).
