Lonely Hearts Hits the Pageant Circuit

Lonely Hearts was initially conceived when Cahlo was listening to a podcast about actual crime. The episode was a couple of serial killer’s first try at on-line catfishing and the way it backfired. Impressed by the absurdity of this true story, Cahlo noticed the potential for a scary however comical film premise. From there he offered the star and government producer Bethany Watson with a easy concept: “What if we turned the horror / slasher style on its head?From that time on, the 2 have accomplished the script, drawn storyboards and character designs primarily based on Dennis’ love for Italian movies by Giallo and Hitchcock, and thoroughly crafted a world the place an extremely gifted group was delivered to life. Filled with hidden secrets and techniques, clues, and twists, Cahlo and his group tried to fill every body with cinematic tributes, clues to tales, and visible tidbits that may entice audiences to look at the film once more to catch all of them.

Lonely Hearts has 18 official choices thus far – together with a coveted spot within the Graveyard Shift of the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Movie Pageant. It was additionally chosen as a part of the SAG-AFTRA Basis’s Brief Movie Showcase going down on the Robin Williams Middle in New York Metropolis. In spite of everything its challenges, Lonely Hearts got here collectively and have become a complete success story because of the relentless efforts of its insanely gifted forged and crew.

After Cahlo and Watson completed manufacturing, they discovered there was a lot extra to this story to inform. Virtually instantly after the image lockout, the 2 started constructing a pitch deck for a televised 3-season trilogy collection that explores the worlds and characters of Lonely Hearts in additional element, visible, and intensive exploration. They plan to combine it into networks from 2020.

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Bethany Watson (former co-host, Elvis Duran and the Morning Present) reveals off a panoramic efficiency as Celeste, a lonely outcast who goes on-line to discover a connection on this trendy, genre-setting ode to Italian movies directed by Giallo and Hitchcock. If she does that, a really particular evening will comply with. With breathtaking graphics, set design and imaginative and prescient, director Dennis Cahlo creates a world in 16 minutes that’s at all times price visiting.