Lionsgate has released the official trailer for director Aneesh Chaganty’s upcoming horror thriller film Run, featuring a sheltered daughter who discovers the terrifying truth about her mother. Starring Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, Bird Box) and newcomer Kiera Allen. the film is scheduled to make its debut on May 8. Check out the video in the player below!
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In Run, They say you can never escape a mother’s love… but for Chloe, that’s not a comfort — it’s a threat. There’s something unnatural, even sinister about the relationship between Chloe (Allen) and her mom, Diane (Paulson). Diane has raised her daughter in total isolation, controlling every move she’s made since birth, and there are secrets that Chloe’s only beginning to grasp. From the visionary writers, producers, and director of the breakout film Searching, comes a suspense thriller that shows that when mom gets a little too close, you need to RUN.
The film is directed by Aneesh Chaganty, who co-wrote the screenplay with his Searching co-writer Sev Ohanian. It is produced by Ohanian and Natalie Qasabian.
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The writer/director first got acclaim with his viral video Seeds, which racked up more than a million views in under 24 hours on YouTube. Filmed with Google Glass, the video got him invited to join Google Creative Labs, where he spent two years developing commercials for the tech giant.