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AMP Boards Worldwide Sales On Topical Techno-Horror ‘Modem’ – AFM
Alliance Media Partners (AMP) has acquired worldwide sales rights to techno-horror film *Modem* ahead of the American Film Market. The deal gives the film an international route to buyers, while its story turns everyday reliance on digital devices into a source of supernatural fear.
In the film, a family’s digital detox holiday in a Swedish forest takes a sinister turn when a teenager switches on an old modem and awakens a demon. The family is tormented, and the disappearance of their two-year-old child fuels paranoia. Tim James Brown wrote and directed the feature debut, which stars Josh Burdett and Amanda Renberg, among others; it has screened at Raindance and festivals in Stockholm and New York.
In short
- AMP will sell *Modem* worldwide.
- The techno-horror centres on a demon awakened by an old modem.
- The film is making its market debut at AFM.
Explained simply
Alliance Media Partners is a company that sells films to distributors in different countries. The American Film Market is an industry event where filmmakers and sales companies meet potential buyers and discuss film deals.
Modem is a horror film about a family who go to a Swedish forest to take a break from digital devices. When their teenage child switches on an old modem, a supernatural threat emerges, while the disappearance of the family’s toddler adds to their fear and suspicion.
The film was written and directed by Tim James Brown and stars Josh Burdett and Amanda Renberg. Its story draws on familiar technology to build horror, and its festival screenings have introduced it to audiences in several cities.
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