Acquires “epic” killer bird flick
Severin Films, the DVD outfit that released Hardware and Nightmare Castle last year, has taken the worldwide rights to James Nguyen’s Birdemic: Shock and Terror.
Shot on the cheap over the course of four years, Nguyen’s effort is described as a “romantic thriller” set against the backdrop of a homicidal bird invasion in Northern California.
“Birdemic is truly unlike any other film we’ve ever seen,” says Carl Daft, CEO and co-founder of Severin Films. No shit. Check out the trailer below and be amazed. “The fact that James Nguyen wrote, produced, directed, financed and self-marketed such a unique feature is in itself a story worth celebrating. On a certain level, this is a landmark independent production and James is truly an auteur for our time. We’re enormously excited for audiences to experience Birdemic for themselves.”
Tippi Hedren (of The Birds) appears for a cameo.
When rejected for an official screening slot at Sundance, Nguyen spent eight days driving up and down the festival’s nearby streets in a van covered with fake birds, frozen blood and Birdemic posters, while loudspeakers blared the sounds of eagle attacks and human screams. The tactic caught the attention of festival organizers, filmgoers and local police, as well as executives from Severin Films.
Severin Films is planning a limited theatrical release for Birdemic later this year.
Source: Severin Films
