Failure! Set For World Premiere At FrightFest

7 Comments | failure, frightfest | By Peter Paltridge | July 19, 2023 | 2 minutes of reading

When you call your psychological thriller “Failure!”, with an exclamation point no less, are you setting yourself up for one? Guess we’ll find out when director Alex Kahuam debuts his new film at this year’s FrightFest next month.

Main character James owes a lot to the bank. He hasn’t paid and they’re fed up. They give him an ultimatum: in one hour, they seize everything…UNLESS he assassinates someone for them. What kind of bank is this? We don’t know, but there’s more than one character after James, and as more people invade his house and call his phone, he finds his sanity unraveling. The entire film was shot as one unbroken 87-minute take…the ultimate challenge for any actor.

Ted Raimi (The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow) stars as James, alongside Merrick McCartha (Senior Year), Melissa Diaz (Ruthless), John Paul Medrano (Seven Days), Daniel Kuhlman (Voodoo MacBeth) and Noel Douglas Orput. Kahuam and Raimi produced Failure! along with Marco De Molina, Kayli Fortun and Jose D. Rodriguez via Kahuam’s Promotora NAE and De Molina’s Spacebrain Entertainment.

“Insanely excited to show British audiences this film, I really am, as I’m mostly known to my fans as ‘the horror guy’,” says Raimi. “I’m proud of that, but this movie is going to show a different side of me that the fans will really dig. Also, it’s at FrightFest, the biggest horror and thriller event in the UK, my kind of moviegoers!”

Failure! premieres at FrightFest August 28. Further distribuition has yet to be announced.

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KELLY

Pain is temporary, Success is Forever

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#1 Jul 16, 2023

Looks like a cool movie.

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Psychedelic_Morty

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#2 Jul 19, 2023

I'm hoping it gets picked up for distribution soon since I'd like to see more people experience this dramatic psychological thriller. I have a feeling it'll be a big hit with horror and thriller fans!

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DeBrito24

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#3 Jul 20, 2023

The plot sounds exciting: a man must assassinate someone in order to save his assets from the bank. Isn't it insane? And it's mind-boggling because the entire film was shot in one continuous take!

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#4 Jul 20, 2023

I can't wait to watch Ted Raimi in "Failure!" I remember him from "Ash vs Evil Dead," and he's fantastic in horror roles. However, this clip appears to portray a completely different side of him. It's fantastic that he's looking forward to showing British fans something new! The film's concept is intriguing: a bank demands a lethal favor from a consumer. You're kept excited by it, like a twisted thriller. I'm curious who else is after James and how his sanity unravels as the anxiety mounts.

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Palace Kitty

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#5 Jul 20, 2023

It's cool to see the collaboration behind the scenes with Alex Kahuam directing and Ted Raimi producing. I'm sure their efforts, along with the other talented individuals involved, will make "Failure!" a memorable movie experience.

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#6 Jul 20, 2023

Ted Raimi's excitement for this flick is contagious! It's always interesting to see actors explore new aspects of their abilities. I'm confident he'll deliver a memorable and riveting performance in "Failure!" that will have us all talking for a long time.

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