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Internet fame comes with its risks as one teenage cheerleader comes to discover in Deinfluencer. Coming to Digital and VOD outlets in the U.S. and Canada on Dec. 6, 2022, Deinfluencer comes from Dystopian Films and Trinity Creative Partnership. Following an imprisoned cheerleader who’s made to “jump through social media challenges for a seemingly motivated kidnapper,” the film will have viewers guessing what it is the masked maniac really wants. You can get a sneak peek of the movie by watching the trailer below.
Jamie Bailey wrote and directed Deinfluencer. The film is produced by Mem Ferda and executive produced by Michael Kraetzer, Nicolas Onetti, and Sayf Aram. It stars Marie Luciani-Grimaldi (Choices Project), Caylin Turner (Baby in a Manger), Anne-Carolyne Binette (World Ends at Camp Z), and Simon Phillips (Survive the Game).
The official synopsis for the movie reads:
Kelly wakes up to every young girl’s nightmare. She is being held hostage by a masked kidnapper and needs to complete a series of social media challenges to ensure her safety. Things get more complicated when Kelly has to fight not only for her life, but also for the lives of other young women she is holding hostage with. But the masked kidnapper has a hidden agenda for her.
Given the prevalence of social media, the theme has made its way into many horror movies in recent years. Unfriended was a notable one that managed to get a sequel, while movies like Deadcon follow social media stars fighting against paranormal forces. There have been some interesting takes on the genre like with The Deep House, which focuses on YouTubers diving deep to an underwater mansion to get footage for their followers where they similarly have encounters that make them realize that the online following just isn’t worth it.
More recently, the new horror film Deadstream capitalized further on the craze, and did so with strong results. Streaming on Shudder, the film follows a social media star looking for views and followers by streaming his time spent in the most “haunted” place he can find, but comes to find out he gets more than he bargained for. Our own Julian Roman gave the film a good review.
Where will Deinfluencer rank with the other social media-based horror movies? Find out soon enough. Deinfluencer will be released on Digital and VOD in the United States and Canada on Dec. 6, 2022.
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