Wednesday, August 7, 2013

EAT ME


A new addition to the great new wave of Latin American Psychological Horror Films.

Los Angeles, CA (July 23, 2013) – Hot up and coming Mexican writer/director David Michán has partnered up with veteran Brazilian writer/producer Deborah Calla to produce the scariest and most elegant of the Latin American psychological horror films, EAT ME.

“When a successful restaurant critic develops a taste for human flesh he spirals downwards into a journey that reveals his true nature.”

Combining the best of both worlds, EAT ME will be shot in the US while keeping its Latin storytelling sensibility.

“The premise of EAT ME is about loneliness, hedonism and banality of men who commit dreadful acts to please their carnal desires which eventually lead them to nothing else but their own self-destruction, said David Michán. “David and I are both passionate about themes that push the envelope and don’t shy away from tough visuals, we’re planning a scary ride with many bumps and turns” ads Deborah Calla.

EAT ME, the screenplay, is an official selection of the 2013 Friday Fright Night Festival screenwriting competition, a quarter finalist of the Scream Craft Horror Script Contest in Association with the Blood List 2013, and a selection of IMCINE (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía) for the very prestigious “Incentive Program for Motion Pictures Creators 2013” (Programa de Estímulu a Creadores Cinematográficos 2013).

Financing and casting for EAT ME is underway and the film is scheduled to go into production early 2014 in New York City.


About David Michán:

David Michán studied film at Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City.
He has directed a number of short films including MEXICAN DREAM, winner of best short fiction film in Brussels, Germany, and Austin, Texas.

His feature film debut, ADVERSE REACTIONS (2012), was an official selection at the FICG26 and has participated in more than 22 International Film Festivals including the International Film Festival in Edmonton, Canada, the Fresh Film Festival in the Czech Republic and I’ve Seen Films in Milan, Italy. ADVERSE REACTIONS has also received 2 special mentions for Best Opera Prima as well as best film at the 3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival in Long Island N.Y. 2013.


About Deborah Calla:

Deborah Calla, a Brazilian native, studied film at UCLA extension. She has produced a number of non- scripted and documentary programing for television (HBO Latino, FOX Latin America, Travel Channel, TNT Brazil). Her feature credits include: YOU GOT SERVED: BEAT THE WORLD (Brazil producer) 2011, A BEAUTIFUL LIFE (2009), LOST ZWEIG (2002) and DREAM HOUSE (2000).

Deborah is chair of the Diversity Committee of the Producers Guild of America and the Chair of the Media Access Awards.

She has been an invited guest speaker at: AFI, USC, Produced by Conference, HBFF, and the Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival. She has taught producing workshops in the US, Jordan and Brazil.

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