LEVEL 16 *** Canada 2018 Dir: Danishka Esterhazy. 102 mins Writer-director Danishka Esterhazy is destined for some level of cultdom due to her BANANA SPLITS horror movie, but this earlier credit is an understated, chilly sci-fi spin on familiar genre themes: class division and the extremities of the 21st century…
Browsing: Level 16
“Future cult favourite” LEVEL 16 is a shocking dystopian thriller which mashes together the disturbing world of the Handmaid’s Tale and Black Mirror to stunning effect. LEVEL 16 had a UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow 2019. Directed by Danishka Esterhazy. Starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries, A Series of Unfortunate Events), Katie…
In the thematically rich fantasy Level 16, teen-aged Vivien (Emmy-nominated actress Katie Douglas) and Sophia’s (Celina Martin) are locked away in a sterile top secret facility where they’re taught the finer points of “feminine virtues” by Miss Brixil (Sara Canning), a Stepford-like headmistress, and left to question what fate awaits…