DUST was launched slightly over a year ago and has surpassed early ambitions. Starting with sci-fi shorts to mid-form and now the company will be launching Prospect – its first theatrical release – has become the go to sci-fi destination for millions of fans across multiple platforms with content from emerging filmmakers to the masters of the genre like Lucas and Zemeckis.
After the theatrical release, DUST will be working with SingularDTV, the blockchain entertainment studio, for the digital premiere. This marks a first-of-its-kind global digital launch – on an innovative, blockchain-enabled VOD platform.
Gunpowder & Sky will has also brought on Independent who will handle sales outside the U.S. The London-based sales firm will screen the film for buyers in Cannes this week.
Prospect stars Sophie Thatcher (“The Exorcist”) and Jay Duplass (“Transparent”) as a father-daughter duo traveling to a remote moon to hunt for elusive riches in the orbe’s toxic forests. After they encounter treacherous inhabitants the trip quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival. Pedro Pascal (“Game of Thrones”, “Narcos”, Wonder Woman 2), Sheila Vand (Argo, “24: Legacy”), Andre Royo (“The Wire”) and Anwan Glover (“The Wire”) also star.
Cast:
Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, Jay Duplass, Andrew Royo, Shella Vand, Anwan Glover, Trick Danneker, Luke Pitzrick, Doug Dawson
Synopsis:
A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote moon on the hunt for elusive riches. But there are others roving the moon’s toxic forest and the job quickly devolves into a desperate fight to escape.
Prospect Teaser Trailer:
This news follows DUST premiering the Zach Strauss directed Bad Peter, which stars Golden-Globe nominated Frankie Shaw (“SMILF”), during Tribeca. DUST has also recently partnered with USC’s School of Cinematic Arts for the premiere of the George Lucas 1967 student short, “Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB”, followed by legendary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis’ 1972 student short film “The Lift”.
The Realm recently wrapped production on Villains, starring Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan, and Kyra Sedgwick; and recently premiered its film Parallel at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
