MARRY, F***, Kill
Tubi Confirms Adaptation Of ‘The Amityville Curse’ & Original Horror Pic ‘Marry F*** Kill’
Marry F*** Kill is an original film that sees five estranged college friends reunite to attend their friend’s funeral after a shocking suicide. Scarred by a past betrayal that led to the ultimate demise of their friendship, an innocent game of Marry F*** Kill spawns into something far more sinister than they could have imagined.
Led by an all-Canadian cast, the film stars Jedidiah Goodacre (Descendants), Maxine Denis (Party of Five), Robbie Graham-Kuntz (Utopia Falls), Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks (From), Deanna Jarvis (Beauty and the Beast), and Devin Cecchetto (The Craft: Legacy). Caroline Labrèche (Rule of 3) directs from a screenplay by Terror Train‘s Ian Carpenter and Aaron Martin. The film will be produced by Graham Ludlow and Kaleigh Kavanagh (A Love Yarn); with executive producers Ludlow, Brook Peters and Shari Segal.
TIFF: Tubi Nabs ‘Amityville Curse’ Novel Adaptation, ‘Marry F*** Kill’ Genre Pics
The latest genre pic deals for the Fox-owned streaming platform were unveiled on Tuesday at TIFF as part of its informal film market. Marry F*** Kill sees five estranged college friends reunite for their friend’s funeral after her suicide, only to see an innocent game of “Marry, Fuck, Kill” turn into something far more sinister.
Caroline Labreche will direct an ensemble cast led by Jedidiah Goodacre, Maxine Denis, Robbie Graham-Kuntz, Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks, Deanna Jarvis and Devin Cecchetto. Marry F*** Kill is produced by Graham Ludlow and Kaleigh Kavanagh, with Ludlow, Brook Peters and Shari Segal as executive producers.
POLARIZED
Palestinian-Canadian LGBT Drama ‘Polarized’ Heads To EFM As APL Film Boards Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian sales company APL Film has acquired international sales rights for Canadian-British writer and director Shamim Sarif’s drama Polarized, a love story between two women separated by race and religion.
The film will screen in the market as part of the selection of Telefilm Canada’s Perspective Canada initiative.
Holly Deveaux co-stars as a white farm worker who is fired for racism and then falls in love with her Palestinian boss, played by Maxine Denis.
Breaking Barriers: Award-Winning Filmmaker Shamim Sarif Pushes Cultural Representation of Muslim Queer Women On Screen.
Interview with Shamim Sarif on her recent film, Polarized
Starring Holly Deveaux and Maxine Denis, POLARIZED is Sarif’s 5th feature film, just out for distribution. A refreshing take on the LGBTQIA+ romance genre.
‘POLARIZED’: A NEW FEATURE FILM FROM ENLIGHTENMENT PRODUCTIONS, THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT YOU ‘I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT’ AND ‘THE WORLD UNSEEN’
While we don’t have a release date as yet, there’s been plenty of updates on the official ‘Polarized’ and Enlightenment Productions social media; with cast announcements of Holly Deveaux as Lisa and Maxine Denis as Dalia, there’s plenty of news to busy ourselves with until we find out when it’ll be hitting screens!
City bursts back into the film business
Trailers pop up all over Winnipeg as industry ramps up after pandemic.
It’s the story of a relationship that starts badly when rural American Lisa (Holly Deveaux, a Toronto actress with some Winnipeg experience on the series Less Than Kind) displays casual racism to Palestinian workmate Dalia (Maxine Denis, an Abu Dhabi-born Canadian actress). The relationship then takes a surprising turn.
