 | Hey reddit, I'm filmmaker Curry Barker, and my new movie, OBSESSION, is heading to TIFF this week! You would possibly know my directorial characteristic debut, MILK & SERIAL (2024). OBSESSION may have its World Premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition this Friday, September 5, as a part of the Midnight Insanity program. The movie stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, and Megan Lawless. Ask me something! Synopsis: Obsession plunges right into a fever dream of longing, delusion, and the chilling price of getting precisely what you want. Bear, a hopeless romantic, will get pulled right into a spiral the place ardour and terror change into inseparable. From Curry Barker (Milk & Serial), this visceral, atmospheric thriller fuses psychological horror with a haunting supernatural edge. Starring Inde Navarrette (Superman & Lois), Michael Johnston (Teen Wolf), Cooper Tomlinson (Milk & Serial), and Megan Lawless (The Dying That Awaits), Obsession is a twistedlove story that dares to ask: How far would you go to be beloved again? —————————————————————————————– TIFF's write-up of the movie: Woe is Bear (Michael Johnston), who has lengthy carried a torch for his childhood good friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette). When one other tried occupation of affection fizzles, Bear wistfully needs for romantic reciprocation, sadly doing so whereas in possession of a trinket with supernatural properties of The Monkey’s Paw selection. Instantly, Nikki is throughout Bear, and he’s fast to indulge on this long-desired turnabout whereas ignoring the ramifications of her intensifying fixation. Earlier than lengthy, Bear’s fantasy turns to nightmare as Nikki’s persona begins to twitch with a disturbing dysphoria that sinisterly suggests her autonomy has been usurped by a malignant entity that desires them each, physique and soul. “Watch out what you want for” could also be a staple within the horror style, however writer-director Curry Barker enlivens this well-worn premise by lacing its inherent irony with a wickedly wry tone and an anxious pressure that’ll plummet the abdomen of even hardened Midnighters. Having honed high-concept absurdism and creeping dread from his on-line productions, Barker deftly demonstrates a savvy command of tone and terror paying homage to fellow sketch comic Zach Cregger’s Barbarian. As with that auspicious debut, Barker’s first characteristic preserves an uncomfortable relatability in its hyperbolic state of affairs. Although actually that includes a customer support name from (and probably to) Hell, Obsession cuts to the fast because it lays naked the innate violence in romantic objectification with an unforgiving candidness. That's made all of the extra disarming, because of exceptionally nuanced performances, notably from Navarrette whose “Freaky Nikki” oscillates between doe-eyed want and devastating torment that can chill you to the bone. —————————————————————————————————- My bio: Curry Barker is a writer-director with a daring, visceral model. His work blends uncooked emotion with psychological horror and darkish comedy. He co-created That’s a Unhealthy Concept, his sketch comedy channel, and directed Milk and Serial, each identified for his or her brutal honesty and placing, cinematic visuals. Ask me something! Again at 5 PM ET as we speak (Tuesday 9/2) to reply any questions. submitted by /u/ObsessionAMA |
