LOS ANGELES, February 22, 2023 — RLJE Films and its sister brands under AMC Networks, including Shudder and AllBlk, have acquired the North American rights to the horror/thriller, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER, ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW TV and Film Festival. The horror-thriller is debuting in the fest’s “Visions” category, the special program that champions audacious, risk-taking artists in the new cinema landscape.
RLJE is planning a theatrical release for the film this summer. Shudder and ALLBLK will follow with streaming debuts later this year.
Written by Bomani J. Story who also makes his directorial debut, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER stars Laya DeLeon Hayes (“The Equalizer”), Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther) and Chad L. Coleman (“The Walking Dead,” “The Orville”). Crypt TV (“The Girl in the Woods”) served as studio and production company with Jack Davis and Darren Brandl as producers, alongside Executive Producers, Jeremy Elliott, Jasmine Johnson and Co-Producer Beth Tashjian.
“’ANGRY’ is a unique story from the great mind of Bomani J. Story and Crypt TV — powerfully brought to life on screen by Laya DeLeon Hayes,” said Mark Ward, chief acquisitions officer at RLJE Films. “We cannot wait for genre community to experience the film at SXSW for the first time.”
“Mark, and RLJE, who have championed such gems like MANDY and COLOR OUT OF SPACE, have come to the table in a big way to support Bomani’s scary and insanely original monster film,” said Brandl. “SXSW is the perfect launchpad for THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER, and as Crypt expands into more features, we trust the family of AMC companies to travel this film wide starting this summer, we’re in great hands. ”
In THE ANGRY BLACK GRIL AND HER MONSTER, Vicaria (DeLeon Hayes) plays a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the dramatic thriller thematically challenges our ideas of life and death following a family that, despite the terrors of systemic pressure, will survive and be reborn together again.
THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER
Ward and Betsy Rodgers from RLJE Films negotiated the deal with Brandl and Chris Bonifay of Crypt TV and CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
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ABOUT RLJE FILMS
Recent and upcoming features from RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, include Kids Vs. Aliens from co-writer/director Jason Eisener; Christmas With The Campbells from producers Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley; and writer/director Tim Sutton’s Taurus, starring Colson Baker and Maddie Hassan and featuring music by Machine Gun Kelly.
ABOUT SHUDDER
AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. To experience Shudder commitment-free for 7 days, visit www.shudder.com.
ABOUT ALLBLK
ALLBLK is an invitation to a world of streaming entertainment that is inclusively, but unapologetically – Black. Featuring a diverse lineup of content that spans across genres and generations, the ALLBLK library includes exclusive original series such as A House Divided and Double Cross; must-see independent films, nostalgic Black cinema, popular WE tv originals, lively stage plays, and so much more. ALLBLK is available everywhere streaming services are found – iOS, Android, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Apple TV and Apple TV Channels, Roku and Roku Channels, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Charter and more. At www.ALLBLK.tv, ALLBLK offers a free 7-day trial and thereafter is just $5.99/month or $59.99/year. Keep up with ALLBLK on Facebook at Facebook.com/WatchALLBLK and Twitter/Instagram @WatchALLBLK.
ABOUT AMC NETWORKS
AMC Networks is a global entertainment company known for its popular and critically-acclaimed content. Its portfolio of brands includes AMC, BBC AMERICA (operated through a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, IFC Films, and a number of fast-growing streaming services, including the AMC+ premium streaming bundle, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and ALLBLK. AMC Studios, the Company’s in-house studio, production and distribution operation, is behind award-winning owned series and franchises, including The Walking Dead, the highest-rated series in cable history. The Company also operates AMC Networks International, its international programming business, and 25/7 Media, its production services business.
ABOUT CRYPT TV
Crypt TV is a genre focused IP entertainment studio known for making the Original TV series THE GIRL IN THE WOODS on Peacock, helmed by director Krysten Ritter, and for it’s Hindi-language horror drama, CHHORRI – which was the #1 streaming movie in India for Amazon. In June, Crypt announced ISLAND OF THE DOLLS, a feature in development with Sony’s Screen Gems studio, based on the infamous true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City. Davis and Crypt COO Darren Brandl serve as Producers on adaptations of Crypt IP. Launched in 2015, Crypt TV was co-founded by CEO Jack Davis and filmmaker Eli Roth with Blumhouse Productions and NBCu as investors and key strategic partners.