# Edinburgh Film Festival Genre Title ‘Snapshot’ Gets North American Deal

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/edinburgh-film-festival-genre-title-snapshot-gets-north-american-deal/
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:08:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T15:22:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/edinburgh-film-festival-genre-title-snapshot-gets-us-deal-1237170692/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, Film, Horror, UK, World

## Key points

- Dark Star Pictures acquired North American rights to *Snapshot*.
- A theatrical release is planned for early 2027.
- The film blends Victorian ghost hunting with found-footage horror.

## Summary

The horror film *Snapshot* has been acquired by US distributor Dark Star Pictures for release in North America. The deal gives the UK film a planned theatrical launch in early 2027, followed by digital distribution.

Directed by Joseph Archer and starring Tom Stourton, the film is set in 1888 East London, as the Jack the Ripper murders begin. It follows an amateur inventor and an all-women ghost-hunting society investigating whether the killings were committed by a monster; the film premiered at the 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival and has also screened at FrightFest London.

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