AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead explained

#AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead
Director:Marcus Dunstan
Cinematography:Andy Hodgson
Editing:Andrew Coutts
Music:Philip Michael Thomas
Runtime:91 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
  1. AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead is a 2024 American slasher film directed by Marcus Dunstan and written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum. It stars Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa.

It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2024, and was released by Cineverse on August 2, 2024.

Premise

A group of tight-knit friends from college manage to snag an incredible deal on an Airbnb rental for the year's most prominent music festival. However, their weekend takes a deadly turn when members of the group start getting killed off. As they investigate the mysterious murders, they come to realize that each death is linked to one of the seven deadly sins.

Cast

Production

In March 2022, Deadline reported that Cineverse (then known as Cinedigm) and Roundtable Entertainment entered a $15 million 10-film deal to co-finance and co-own the intellectual property of original films, with AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead being the first to be produced from the deal. It was fully financed by Film Mode Entertainment, Banc of California and Budding Equity, among others.[1] The screenplay was written by Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum. Kevin Greutert was originally attached to direct, but in October Marcus Dunstan was hired as a replacement.[2] [3]

In February 2023, Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa were cast in leading roles.[4] That following May, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Justin Derickson, Julian Haig, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith and Michaella Russell were cast in supporting roles.[5]

Principal photography was originally scheduled to begin in November 2022,[2] but instead took place in Vancouver from [6] Rostislav Vaynshtok composed the film score.[7]

Release

Film Mode Entertainment screened the film for international buyers at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival between February 15-19, 2024.[8] It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2024.[9] It was released in select theaters and video on demand by Cineverse on August 2, 2024.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: February 18, 2024. Kay . Jeremy . Film Mode's #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead scares up sales (exclusive) . 2024-02-19 . Screen Daily.
  2. Web site: Wiseman . Andreas . 2022-03-17 . Cinedigm Takes Stake In Producer Roundtable, Sets 10-Pic Genre Slate Led By Thriller From Saw Director . 2023-02-21 . . February 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171820/https://deadline.com/2022/03/saw-horror-genre-movies-cinedigm-roundtable-kevin-greutert-1234981124/ . live .
  3. Web site: Ntim . Zac . 2022-09-12 . Saw 3D Writer Marcus Dunstan To Direct All My Friends Are Dead; Jade Pettyjohn In Talks To Star & Film Mode Entertainment Launches Sales At Toronto . 2023-02-21 . . February 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221175450/https://deadline.com/2022/09/marcus-dunstan-to-direct-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235115444/ . live .
  4. Web site: Ntim . Zac . 2023-02-21 . JoJo Siwa To Star In Horror-Thriller All My Friends Are Dead From Saw 3D Writer — EFM . 2023-02-21 . . February 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171820/https://deadline.com/2023/02/jojo-siwa-to-star-in-horror-thriller-all-my-friends-are-dead-efm-1235265790/ . live .
  5. Web site: Vlessing . Etan . 2023-05-20 . Cannes: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa Nab Leads in Slasher Film All My Friends Are Dead . 2023-05-21 . . May 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521051451/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jade-pettyjohn-jojo-siwa-all-my-friends-are-dead-1235495409/ . live .
  6. Web site: In Production . May 6, 2023 . . May 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230506044049/https://www.creativebc.com/services/provincial-film-commission/in-production/ . dead.
  7. Web site: Miska . Brad . 2023-10-17 . All My Friends Are Dead – Slavvy Scoring Marcus Dunstan-Directed Slasher . 2023-10-17 . Bloody Disgusting.
  8. Web site: Ingenthron . Blair . #AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead Starring Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa Makes Berlin World Premiere . 2024-02-26 . BroadwayWorld.
  9. Web site: AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead 2024 Tribeca Festival . Tribeca Film Festival. 2024-04-25.
  10. Web site: McArdle. Tommy. JoJo Siwa Shows Off Her Acting Chops in Dramatic Clip from #AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (Exclusive) . 2024-06-11 . People.