Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) Puts a Stake into Douglas Schulze’s New Horror Film MIMESIS: NOSFERATU
August 31 2020 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Sink Your Teeth Into It October 13 On Digital
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Finding inspiration from one of the most frightening cinematic
“monsters” put on film by F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, the students at
the arts academy are just dying to be part of their school’s
vampiric rendition. With MIMESIS: NOSFERATU, Douglas Schulze
continues his modern tribute to the myth of the vampire.
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The Mimesis films center on a subculture of extreme horror fans
who engage in deadly role-playing games based on classic movies
from the genre. In Mimesis: Night of The Living Dead, Schulze paid
homage to George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead following gamers
who took their love of zombies to a new level complete with flesh
eating. MIMESIS: NOSFERATU centers on vampirism as new
recruits are lured to play a real-life version of F.W. Murnau’s
Nosferatu.
“My intention with the Mimesis franchise is to pay homage to
horror classics,” said Director Douglas Schulze. “I wanted to find
a way to celebrate classic horror and explore what makes some of us
so passionate about our love for the genre and with MIMESIS:
NOSFERATU, do that by exploring what drives some horror fans to
the extreme and how cults are born.”
Schulze goes on to note that MIMESIS: NOSFERATU is not a
sequel in the traditional sense. “I consider each film a kind of
homage and this film stands alone while also including nods to many
versions of vampire films from every era, including Bram Stoker’s
novel to German Expressionism, the 70’s era Hammer horror and even
the Twilight series.”
When the curtain falls, the body count rises in MIMESIS:
NOSFERATU. At Harker Arts Academy, the chance to star in the
school’s upcoming play is something any student would kill for,
unfortunately this year that might be the price. When it is
announced the drama club will be adapting F.W. Murnau’s vampire
classic Nosferatu, no one realizes that they have unwittingly been
pulled into their own horror film. With opening night fast
approaching, the blood begins to spill, and it is unclear if anyone
will still be alive by the time the curtain rises.
The film stars Golden Globe Nominee Lance Henriksen
(“Millennium”, Aliens, Alien vs. Predator), Allen Maldonado
(Straight Outta Compton, “Black-ish”), Connor Alexander (C.R.T.,
The Golden Realm) and also features Kristy Swanson (Buffy the
Vampire Slayer). MIMESIS: NOSFERATU will be available on
Digital and DVD on October 13.
"Douglas Schulze found a way to celebrate classic horror and
explore what makes many so passionate about their love for the
genre,” said Josh Thomashow, Cinedigm’s Director of Acquisitions.
”With this film he explored what drives some horror fans to the
extreme and how cults are born.”
The producers are planning a series of special Drive-In event
screenings to celebrate the release of the picture.
MIMESIS: NOSFERATU was directed by Douglas Schulze and
written by Schulze & Jeff Meyers. Producers include Kurt Eli
Mayry, Kathryn J. McDermott and Nandan Shah, with Harper Shecter
acting as Associate Producer. Executive Producers are Crystal
Lucas-Perry, Allen Maldonado LaVal Perry and Amrit Pal Singh, with
Tejeshwar Singh Bawa as the Assistant Producer.
The deal was negotiated by Josh Thomashow, Director of
Acquisitions for Cinedigm and Douglas Schulze for CinerG.
FILM DETAILS Distribution
Company: Cinedigm Film Release: October 13, 2020 Written by: Jeff
Meyers (screenplay), Douglas Schulze (story) Directed by: Douglas
Schulze Starring: Lance Henriksen, Allen Maldonado, Connor
Alexander and featuring Kristy Swanson Running Time: 100 Minutes
Rating: Not Rated Embeddable Trailer Link:
https://youtu.be/xxgna8PeVrM
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CONTACT: Marketing: Luis
Stefanon Email: lstefanon@cinedigm.com
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