Exclusive: The S.H.U., a social thriller starring Edi Gathegi of the Twilight Saga and X-Men: First Class fame, has been picked up for world sales by Los Angeles-based Premiere Entertainment Group.
The pic follows an affluent African American psychiatrist (Gathegi) into federal prison after he is found guilty of murdering his wife. A victim of systematic racism, he eventually finds himself in solitary confinement, slowly descending into madness and pushed to breaking point by an abusive female guard.
Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan, Tony Amendola, and James Jagger round out the key cast. Aaron Fjellman makes his feature film directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with James ‘Doc’ Mason. Pete Kirtley produced for Panic House Films alongside Matthew C. Temple, Jessa Zarubica, and Fjellman. Edi Gathegi and Ryan Sage served as executive producers.
“We were very impressed with this smart and timely elevated genre film and were eager to team up with Pete and Aaron.
The pic follows an affluent African American psychiatrist (Gathegi) into federal prison after he is found guilty of murdering his wife. A victim of systematic racism, he eventually finds himself in solitary confinement, slowly descending into madness and pushed to breaking point by an abusive female guard.
Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan, Tony Amendola, and James Jagger round out the key cast. Aaron Fjellman makes his feature film directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with James ‘Doc’ Mason. Pete Kirtley produced for Panic House Films alongside Matthew C. Temple, Jessa Zarubica, and Fjellman. Edi Gathegi and Ryan Sage served as executive producers.
“We were very impressed with this smart and timely elevated genre film and were eager to team up with Pete and Aaron.
- 6/29/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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