After winning Best Canadian Feature at last year’s Toronto After Dark, Silent Retreat is heading to DVD through Black Fawn Distribution. A Film Monkey Production’s creature feature will be released in Canada on September 2nd, and we have all the details.



From the Press Release :

SILENT RETREAT celebrated its World Premiere at the 2017 Toronto After Dark Film Festival and has since gone on to screen at the Nocturna Film Fest in Madrid, Spain.

Directed by Tricia Lee, one of the strongest female voices in Canadian horror today, and starring Chelsea Jenish and Sofia Banzhaf, SILENT RETREAT is ultimately about women finding their voice and refusing to be silent, a theme that resonated with Lee while developing the film. With SILENT RETREAT, written by Corey Brown, Lee added her own spin to the genre: strong female characters combined with an emotionally resonant theme and classic horror imagery.

“We really wanted to acquire a film that was very different thematically,” states Black Fawn Distribution Sales Manager C.F. Benner. “What makes Tricia’s voice so unique is her ability to build quality characters by using small pieces of social commentary. It’s a very clever style that really allows these characters to come to life and drive the film forward. Obviously SILENT RETREAT is a creature feature, but this film has a lot of layers that are enjoyable to peel back and explore as you’re watching.”

“After learning of Black Fawn Distribution’s grassroots marketing and their mission to sell directly to genre fans, I was very excited to begin working with them on SILENT RETREAT,” explains director Tricia Lee. “I think they’ll do a fantastic job getting the film out there.”

The SILENT RETREAT Canadian DVD will include a behind-the-scenes featurette, director and writer commentary, an exclusive artwork gallery, and trailers for the film.

Synopsis

Janey is sent to a silent meditation retreat in the middle of the woods for rehabilitation, only to discover that the men who run it are brainwashing women to be quiet and submissive, and if she breaks the rules, she’ll discover what lurks beyond the trees…

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No word on Stateside distro yet, but we’ll keep you posted!