Atmospheric Voyeur Horror Film Turns Photography Into a Deadly Countdown A cursed camera captures the final moment before death in this eerie supernatural thriller from filmmaker Frank Palangi.
Cinema Epoch announces the release of SAY CHEESE, a stylish supernatural thriller written, produced, and directed by Frank Palangi. The film is now available on TubiTV and Fawesome TV, with additional platforms to follow.
Logline: When a mysterious camera begins capturing the final moments before death, a group of unsuspecting victims discover that every snapshot may be a countdown they cannot escape.
At the center of the story is a cursed camera that transforms everyday moments into a ritual of fate. What begins as nostalgia quickly curdles into dread as each photograph feels less like a preserved memory and more like a ticking clock.
The film follows a group of characters whose lives begin to intersect around the strange device, realizing that every snapshot may capture the final memory before death. As the rules of the camera slowly reveal themselves, the tension escalates into a haunting meditation on memory, mortality, and inevitability.
Early critical response has praised the film’s eerie tone and atmospheric restraint. CineDump wrote: “Stylish, eerie, and quietly mean, Say Cheese turns something comforting into something fatal… leaving viewers with the unsettling feeling that some memories are better left undeveloped.”
The film stars:
Frank Palangi
Cat Alesio
Erica James
Jodie Wells
Jake Navatka
Blending moody visuals with an unsettling premise, SAY CHEESE favors creeping psychological dread over jump scares, building tension through shadowy compositions, intimate performances, and the growing realization that the camera’s curse may already be in motion.
Cinema Epoch also presents KAT CRIME: TALES OF THE OCCULT by Jerry Artukovich, THE DEAD GUY by King Jeff, the horror opus DARK PLACES by Geno McGahee, and Jamie Grefe’s BIGFOOT PRIMAL ENCOUNTER, all currently available on TubiTV.
About Cinema Epoch — Cinema Epoch is an independent film production and distribution company dedicated to bold genre storytelling across horror, thriller, and psychological cinema. Founded by filmmaker Gregory Hatanaka, the company continues to develop distinctive independent features for global streaming audiences while championing unique voices in genre filmmaking.
