"I have no idea who you are or how I got here." Vertical Ent has released an official trailer for an indie sci-fi film titled Solitary, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Luke Armstrong, who finished this film last year during lockdown. This is another low budget sci-fi film with a cool concept that could turn out bad, or could be pretty good. Solitary is a contained sci-fi film about a man who wakes up inside a room to discover he's a prisoner sent into space to form Earth's first colony, and worse - his cell mate Alana is hell bent on destroying everything. Starring Johnny Sachon and Lottie Tolhurst as the two prisoners, with Michael Condron, Brian Bovell, and Ben Valentine. This kind of even feels like a lockdown film - two people contained in a studio apartment, in space, arguing about what to do when they get out.
- 8/25/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Johnny Sachon, Lottie Tolhurst, Michael Condron, Brian Bovell, Michael Absalom, Andrew Mike Doyle | Written and Directed by Luke Armstrong
The year is 2044, there is a lot more people on the planet and they are running out of stuff… in this ambitious, sci-fi action film; which IMDb estimates it cost 10,000 pounds to make. I cannot help but appreciate the aspiration of writer, and director, Luke Armstrong. One of the most ambitious effects in Solitary, is the comb over on our heroes’ head. Issac Havelock, the name of our follically challenged hero is a superb sci-fi meta joke. As is calling the computer “Eva.”
Issac wakes up in a capsule, with a lady. Both seem to have committed serious crimes and they are floating in space above the earth. Suddenly there is an explosion, and some level of confusion.
What follows is a slow burn, mystery whodunnit as our “Adam and...
The year is 2044, there is a lot more people on the planet and they are running out of stuff… in this ambitious, sci-fi action film; which IMDb estimates it cost 10,000 pounds to make. I cannot help but appreciate the aspiration of writer, and director, Luke Armstrong. One of the most ambitious effects in Solitary, is the comb over on our heroes’ head. Issac Havelock, the name of our follically challenged hero is a superb sci-fi meta joke. As is calling the computer “Eva.”
Issac wakes up in a capsule, with a lady. Both seem to have committed serious crimes and they are floating in space above the earth. Suddenly there is an explosion, and some level of confusion.
What follows is a slow burn, mystery whodunnit as our “Adam and...
- 11/18/2020
- by Chris Thomas
- Nerdly
Written, directed, and produced by visual effects artist-turned-filmmaker Luke Armstrong, the aptly named Solitary, is a self-contained science-fiction/thriller set in an over-familiar futuristic dystopia. Out-of-control climate change, overpopulation, and dwindling resources lead nominally democratic Western governments to make radical, life-altering decisions for their citizens (specifically prisoners facing life sentences). It almost begs to be evaluated on a gentle, forgiving curve, primarily due to its micro-budgeted origins, an intriguing premise that began life as a five-minute short, and a single set or set Armstrong and his small band of dedicated collaborators fully exploit to create a sporadically engrossing, occasionally entertaining diversion. When we first meet Issac Havelock (actor-producer Johnny Sachon), he’s waking up from a bad dream straight into a dread-inducing nightmare. He’s stuck on a...
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- 8/28/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Inspired Pictures have announced that British sci-fi thriller, Solitary, will be releasing across multi-platforms and in all major retailers on Monday 31 August. Set in a dystopian future, the film is the feature debut from Luke Armstrong, starring Lottie Tolhurst and break-through star Johnny Sachon.
Solitary opens up in the year 2044 with the Earth on the brink of destruction due to its rapidly depleted resources. Prisoner Isaac Havelock (Sachon) wakes up on board a space pod to find out he’s been condemned to life on Earth’s first colony with no way home. As he wakes, he realises he’s not alone, as he’s greeted by the mysterious Alana Skill (Tolhurst), and together they start piecing together what’s happened and try to plot a course back home.
The film is written, directed and produced by Luke Armstrong, a filmmaker with a background in Hollywood visual effects, with credits...
Solitary opens up in the year 2044 with the Earth on the brink of destruction due to its rapidly depleted resources. Prisoner Isaac Havelock (Sachon) wakes up on board a space pod to find out he’s been condemned to life on Earth’s first colony with no way home. As he wakes, he realises he’s not alone, as he’s greeted by the mysterious Alana Skill (Tolhurst), and together they start piecing together what’s happened and try to plot a course back home.
The film is written, directed and produced by Luke Armstrong, a filmmaker with a background in Hollywood visual effects, with credits...
- 8/10/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We are back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today's feature includes a new trailer for The Barn, Ghoul, and All Through the House, release details on Her Heart Still Beats, a Q&A with Xavion Shelton from AMC's The Walking Dead, and more:
The Barn Trailer and Soundtrack Release Date: "Its Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what’s left of their final Devil’s Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it’s up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within “The Barn”.
Starring: Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps, Cortland Woodard,...
The Barn Trailer and Soundtrack Release Date: "Its Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what’s left of their final Devil’s Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it’s up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within “The Barn”.
Starring: Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps, Cortland Woodard,...
- 3/9/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Go ahead. Head out into the woods! That always works out okay, does it not? We'll stay here in the city where the psychopaths and things that go bump in the night aren't hidden so well. It's Friday, kids, and that means it's time for another exclusive. On tap - your first look at Crux!
Directed by Bashar Al Issa, Crux stars Katie Alexander Thom, Johnny Sachon, Daphne Quah, and Matt Hookings. Check out the first teaser trailer and a veritable gaggle of stills below. Look for more on this latest bit of indie flavored spookery soon! For more information check out the official Crux website!
Synopsis
Six students go on a weekend camping trip. Fun turns to fear as the group members find themselves running for their lives from the unknown. Who will have the survival instinct to get out alive?
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Directed by Bashar Al Issa, Crux stars Katie Alexander Thom, Johnny Sachon, Daphne Quah, and Matt Hookings. Check out the first teaser trailer and a veritable gaggle of stills below. Look for more on this latest bit of indie flavored spookery soon! For more information check out the official Crux website!
Synopsis
Six students go on a weekend camping trip. Fun turns to fear as the group members find themselves running for their lives from the unknown. Who will have the survival instinct to get out alive?
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- 4/26/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Rage: Midsummer's Eve has debuted the first photos from the 2012 release and you can check them out below. Directed by American-Finnish female Director, Tii Ricks, the film tells a story of a group of international friends who travel to the Finnish Arctic Circle to celebrate an originally pagan holiday, Midsummer's Eve, during the summer solstice. Details of the production from the official press release are as follows: Shot this past summer entirely in the land of the Midnight Sun, Finland, near the Arctic Circle during the few weeks when the sun never sets. The film introduces a cast of rising actors from the UK and Finland with international careers; The leading actors Holly Georgia, Johnny Sachon, Michael Vardian, Greta Mandelin and Christian Sandstrom have been featured...
- 9/26/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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