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Cédric Andries
Cedric has a successful below the line career working on films and HETV series such as PHANTOM THREAD, MY POLICEMAN, THE WITCHER, VENOM II and MARY & GEORGE.
He started his producing career with the short film JACKPLOT, which was successfully sold to a streaming platform, and recently produced a mini web series for the streaming platform Dekkoo. THE LATENT IMAGE was his feature film producing debut.
Alexander Birrell
Born in Liverpool, Alexander is a London Film School graduate and comes from a background in music videos and short films. His work has featured in the Fantasia Film Festival and Aesthetica Film Festival amongst others.
Alexander’s professional feature debut, THE LATENT IMAGE, enjoyed a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles and London before it’s VOD/DVD release in the US, UK and Australia. Prior to this, it was selected to screen at 9 festivals including the Soho Horror Film Festival, Miami Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival and Queer Screams where Birrell was awarded Best Director.
THE LATENT IMAGE
Coming Soon
Releases October 9,2023
- 2023
- 1hr 23m
- 6.5/10
A thriller writer finds his story coming to horrifying life when a mysterious drifter arrives at the door of his isolated cabin.
About the Film
- Director - Alexander McGregor Birrell
- Producer - Cédric Andries
- Screenplay - Alexander McGregor Birrell
- Starring - Joshua Tonks • Jay Clift • William Tippery
- Sales Agent - 7&7 Producers’ Sales Service
- Distributors - Cinephobia Releasing Bounty Films
A handsome stranger appears at a young thriller writer’s cabin, deep in the American wilderness. Mysterious, intriguing, attractive and terrifying, has he found the perfect inspiration for his new book or are his darkest fantasies about to come to life?
THE LATENT IMAGE world premiered at the Soho Horror Film Festival, and went on to screen at Miami’s Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival and the Queer Screams Festival before a Limited Theatrical Release in the US and UK. It is currently available on VOD and DVD.
REVIEWS
“The tension between the two leads gives this horror a racy magnetism.”
“Birrell goes for the slow burn for the first half, and then lets the noose get tighter and tighter.”
“Under the skillful direction of Alexander McGregor Birrell, “The Latent Image” transforms into a mesmerizing cinematic gem.”
“‘The Latent Image’ is a sophisticated cat-and-mouse scenario that keeps us guessing.”