Starry Eyes
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Directed by Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch
Written by Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch
Starring Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Fabianne Therese, Noah Segan, Natalie Castillo, Pat Healy, Marc Senter, Maria Olsen, Lou Dezseran
Dark Sky Films
Not Rated | 98 Minutes
Release Date: March 8th, 2014 at the South by Southwest (SXSW)

What would you do for fame and fortune? Aspiring young actors face this question on a daily basis. Would you surrender your pride, your inhibitions, your body? Yeah, would you do THAT with a producer for a big break? At first, natural reaction is to be appalled and disgusted. But… after a few minutes thought, imagine the life in the lap of luxury — the glitter, the gold, the cameras. Maybe it would be worth it. An hour of degradation and humiliation for a lifetime of glamour. It’s like selling one’s soul. Or in the case of Sarah Walker, it’s literally like selling your soul.

A new feature anthology movie titled Holidays is on the way from XYZ Films and new genre label Distant Corners Entertainment, and it has lined up a bunch of directors including Kevin Smith.

The movie will present a collection of short tales that will relate to various globally celebrated holidays such as Christmas, Halloween, Easter, and Mother’s Day. In addition to Smith (who directed Tusk and the upcoming Yoga Hosers for XYZ), other directors set for the anthology include Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Matt Johnson (The Dirties), Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Nick McCarthy (The Pact), Sarah Smith (The Midnight Swim), and Anthony Scott Burns (Manifold).

Starry Eyes
Director: Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kolsch
Writers: Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kolsch
Cast: Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Fabianne Therese, Noah Segan, Natalie Castillo, Pat Healy, Marc Senter, Maria Olsen, Lou Dezseran
World Premiere | Dark Sky Films
Not Rated | 98 Minutes
Release Date: March 8 (SXSW)

Determined to make it as an actress in Hollywood, Sarah Walker (Alex Essoe) spends her days working a dead-end job, enduring petty friendships and going on countless casting calls in hopes of catching her big break.

After a series of strange auditions, Sarah lands the leading role in The Silver Scream, a new film from a mysterious production company. With this opportunity, however, comes bizarre ramifications that will transform her into something beautiful and altogether terrifying.

The producers of The Silver Scream are actually members of a satanic cult that has been operating as Hollywood’s gatekeepers since the Golden Age. They have the power to make Sarah a star, but it will come at a terrible price – her soul.