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Narrative Global Sales Takes Three Genre Films To AFM Including Jenna Kanell Sci-Fi ‘De Novo’ With Lilly Wachowski Aboard
Narrative Global Sales will take three genre films to the American Film Market, including the science-fiction film *De Novo*, which is in post-production. Lilly Wachowski’s Anarchists United has joined as executive producer, alongside filmmakers Sarah Marie Flores and Lawrence Mattis; the project is one of three titles under the firm’s genre label Chroma.
Written and directed by Jenna Kanell, *De Novo* follows a reclusive scientist studying fungi who discovers she is trapped in a simulation after a cosmic event. Justin Chien, Alexis Louder and Frank Crim also star, with *Coherence* filmmaker James Ward Byrkit among the executive producers. The other titles are *Father Figure*, a Fantastic Fest 2026 Fantastic Pitches winner about an elopement interrupted by a death cult, and *Stabbiest Season*, a Christmas-set horror film; both are aiming to shoot in 2027.
In short
- Lilly Wachowski joins sci-fi film *De Novo* as an executive producer.
- Narrative Global Sales is taking three genre films to AFM.
- *Father Figure* and *Stabbiest Season* are planned for 2027 production.
Explained simply
The American Film Market is a trade event where film companies present projects to potential buyers and partners. Narrative Global Sales is a sales company, and Chroma is its label for genre films such as science fiction and horror.
Jenna Kanell wrote and directed De Novo, which follows a scientist studying fungi who discovers that a cosmic event has left her trapped in a simulation. The film is in post-production, and its cast includes Justin Chien, Alexis Louder and Frank Crim. Lilly Wachowski’s company Anarchists United has joined as an executive producer, alongside other filmmakers.
The other two Chroma projects are Father Figure, about an elopement interrupted by a death cult, and the Christmas horror film Stabbiest Season. Both are aiming to begin filming in 2027.
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