Anchor Bay to Release Antisocial

Anchor Bay to Release Antisocial

March 30, 2014 0 By Steph Mernagh

Anchor Bay picks up the new horror feature film Antisocial by Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films.

Looking for a new horror flick to make your skin crawl? Antisocial is the one for you! Don’t believe me? Take a look at the trailer after the press release and let the video do the talking. At La Samain du Cinéma Fantastique in France, the film even took home a Best Writing award for writers Cody Calahan and Chad Archibald. Everyone involved in the film are very talented young filmmakers who have been bringing their ideas to life for the past couple years. The whole team here at the GCE is very proud of what they have been able to do and we hope for nothing but success in the coming years for them. Please check them out, especially horror fans, you won’t be disappointed!

Breakthrough Entertainment has awarded Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada with the home video and digital distribution rights to the award-winning horror feature film Antisocial. Distributed worldwide by Breakthrough Entertainment and produced by Black Fawn Films, Antisocial will be released by Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada on DVD April 22.

In this new feature debut from director Cody Calahan, a New Year’s Eve celebration descends into chaos and fear as a mysterious viral outbreak pushes a group of friends to their limits in this fresh take on a technology driven apocalyptic story. Five university friends gather at a house party to ring in the New Year. Unbeknownst to them, an epidemic has erupted outside, causing outbreaks around the world. With nowhere else to turn, they barricade themselves indoors with only their phones, laptops, and other tech devices, which they use to try to uncover the possible cause.

Information and video footage overflow their computers as they descend further into the cause and the ensuing chaos. As the virus spreads, the mood in the house changes from fear to paranoia. Who is safe? Who can they trust? Reality becomes blurred as they slowly discover the source of the virus causing the sickness…and there is no going back.

Antisocial celebrated its World Premiere at the 2013 Fantasia Film Festival and screened at Sitges, Vancouver International Film Festival and La Samain du Cinéma Fantastique, where it received the best screenplay audience award for writers Cody Calahan and Chad Archibald.

“The debut feature from director Cody Calahan, Antisocial is a solid entry into the viral outbreak genre of horror,” says Will Brownridge, Toronto Film Scene and “Antisocial is pleasantly infectious,” says Kindah Mardem Bey of Canadian Film Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada/Breakthrough Entertainment – Antisocial

Bonus features on this DVD release will include:

• Audio Commentary with Director/Writer Cody Calahan and Cinematographer Jeff Maher
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Photo gallery

You can follow Antisocial and Black Fawn Films on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter at @Antisocial_Film @BlackFawnFilms and @Breakthru_ent where you can find all their latest news!