From the producer of Cheap Thrills and Jodorowsky’s Dune, SXSW smash hit STARRY EYES is an occult tale of ambition, possession, and the true price of fame.
In the city of dreams, a desperate actress will put it all on the line for the role of a lifetime… no matter what the cost.
Determined to make it in Hollywood, aspiring actress Sarah Walker spends her days working a dead-end while going on countless casting calls in the hopes of finally catching her big break. After a series of strange auditions with a mysterious casting duo, Sarah finally lands the leading role in their newest film. Unfortunately for her, this coveted opportunity comes with bizarre ramifications which will leave Sarah transformed into something both beautiful and terrifying.
"Pushes the Tinseltown nightmare scenario to inventive and exciting extremes"
Time Magazine
"Skillful combination of occult thriller and Cronenbergian gruesome-fest"
Variety
"Devastatingly unsettling"
Entertainment Weekly
"Harrowing and insightful, unafraid to go to places both dark and deep."
Badass Digest
"I really can’t recommend this flick enough; it’s mean, gory, and a great homage to genre’s past while still being its own thang; and I haven’t enjoyed a fright flick this much in a longassed time."
Famous Monsters of Filmland
World Premiere
SXSW 2014
WINNER - Best Film
Monster Fest 2014
Official Selection
Fantasia International Film Festival 2014