Exclusive: Dubai-based sales agency Cercamon has acquired international rights outside of North America for Michael Felker’s Things Will Be Different.
The science-fiction thriller, which enjoyed a buzzy premiere in SXSW’s Midnighter section this year, follows two estranged siblings who take shelter from the police following a robbery in a mysterious farmhouse that transports them through time.
This shields them from the consequences of their immediate crime but brings them up against a cryptic force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking point.
“We’re incredibly proud to have Things Will Be Different join our line up,” commented
David Kwok, Acquisitions & Sales at Cercamon.
“Michael Felker is a true new talent who fits perfectly with our roster of directors and our shared passion for all genres of filmmaking.”
Things Will Be Different is Felker’s first film. He is best known as an editor, with film credits including The Endless,...
The science-fiction thriller, which enjoyed a buzzy premiere in SXSW’s Midnighter section this year, follows two estranged siblings who take shelter from the police following a robbery in a mysterious farmhouse that transports them through time.
This shields them from the consequences of their immediate crime but brings them up against a cryptic force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking point.
“We’re incredibly proud to have Things Will Be Different join our line up,” commented
David Kwok, Acquisitions & Sales at Cercamon.
“Michael Felker is a true new talent who fits perfectly with our roster of directors and our shared passion for all genres of filmmaking.”
Things Will Be Different is Felker’s first film. He is best known as an editor, with film credits including The Endless,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The eleventh edition of Chattanooga Film Festival is unleashing another summer camp for cinephiles from June 21-28, 2024. While the fest already unveiled a massive first wave of programming for their 2024 event, the final wave of feature programming brings even more cinematic genre madness, including a rare look at Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.
In addition to all the new premieres and upcoming horror titles to look forward to in this wave; look for special tributes that come with a rare workprint screening and more (pay attention Texas Chainsaw Massacre fans).
From the press release, “Joining the previously announced World Premiere Video Vision are three more features making their debut at the festival. A film marking the triumphant return of a filmmaker the festival’s fans know and love, and two more from filmmakers whose mind-altering visions are sure to end up on countless Best of 2024 lists.
First, there’s...
In addition to all the new premieres and upcoming horror titles to look forward to in this wave; look for special tributes that come with a rare workprint screening and more (pay attention Texas Chainsaw Massacre fans).
From the press release, “Joining the previously announced World Premiere Video Vision are three more features making their debut at the festival. A film marking the triumphant return of a filmmaker the festival’s fans know and love, and two more from filmmakers whose mind-altering visions are sure to end up on countless Best of 2024 lists.
First, there’s...
- 4/16/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
If 2024 is the year American voters will experience a sense of déjà vu at the ballot box, it’s also likely to go down as the year that fans of indie genre cinema will feel it at the box office. From Sundance to SXSW, a surprising number of films have had fun with the concept of time, whether in terms of history literally repeating itself or presenting new angles on the same set of events.
Exec-produced by filmmaker duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and written-directed by their longtime editor Michael Felker, Things Will Be Different — as its title suggests — has an even more rarefied take, using time as a hiding place, a surreal and ingenious conceit that adds a creepy air of mystery to its otherwise solidly sci-fi scenario.
Exec-produced by filmmaker duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and written-directed by their longtime editor Michael Felker, Things Will Be Different — as its title suggests — has an even more rarefied take, using time as a hiding place, a surreal and ingenious conceit that adds a creepy air of mystery to its otherwise solidly sci-fi scenario.
- 4/8/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the last decade or so, Marvel has had a knack for snagging independent filmmakers with a lot of buzz, critical acclaim, and innovative creative voices to join their stable. Before James Gunn was at the helm of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy, he was the guy who got his start writing "Tromeo and Juliet" for Lloyd Kaufman. And he's not alone. Scott Derrickson, Jon Watts, Taika Waititi, Cate Shoreland, Destin Daniel Cretton, Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta, and so many others were still stars on the rise when Marvel came calling.
Fan reactions are typically divided with one camp worried this marks the end of their independent visions in favor of corporate-driven storytelling, while others are thrilled to see directors they love getting one hell of a paycheck. Theoretically, this should give them the creative freedom to make whatever film they want next, like the director's version of what...
Fan reactions are typically divided with one camp worried this marks the end of their independent visions in favor of corporate-driven storytelling, while others are thrilled to see directors they love getting one hell of a paycheck. Theoretically, this should give them the creative freedom to make whatever film they want next, like the director's version of what...
- 4/5/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
From the panicked voiceover conversation that plays over a black screen in the first moments of “Things Will Be Different,” it’s clear that Sydney (Riley Dandy) and Joseph (Adam Thompson) are in some serious trouble. After pulling off a lucrative robbery by the skin of their teeth, the two siblings can almost feel the grains of sand slipping through their hourglasses as the sounds of police sirens grow closer. With the world closing in around them, the only things working in their favor are the massive bag of cash in her hand and the fact that he thinks they can time travel their way to freedom.
Through his various criminal dealings that remain unexplained, Joseph has negotiated access to a safe house that can shield its inhabitants from the laws of time and space. It might look like a simple farmhouse far removed from civilization, but that’s exactly...
Through his various criminal dealings that remain unexplained, Joseph has negotiated access to a safe house that can shield its inhabitants from the laws of time and space. It might look like a simple farmhouse far removed from civilization, but that’s exactly...
- 3/16/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
A pair of siblings on the run after a robbery take refuge in a house with mysterious time-warping qualities, only to find that the law isn’t the only thing they have to fear. Things Will Be Different, the latest from the Rustic Films roster comes from longtime Benson & Morehead editor Michael Felker, who makes his feature writing and directing debut with this mind-bender that very much fits the mold of his frequent collaborators. Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) have just pulled off a major heist and they have to lay low for a while. This sibling duo hasn’t always had the greatest relationship – there is a traumatic past that comes into play –...
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- 3/14/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Very obviously trying to emulate the DIY approach of producers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, Michael Felker’s lo-fi mind f*ck “Things Will Be Different” is both a fascinating debut and somewhat derivation of the filmmakers’ body of work. Clearly influenced by the Benson/Moorhead aesthetic and style, and sometimes slavish to their approach in a way that makes the film feel fairly familiar, this tiny, one-setting film may bring up more questions than answers.
Continue reading ‘Things Will Be Different’ Review: Sci-Fi Thriller Has More Questions Than Answers, But Still Intrigues [SXSW] at The Playlist.
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- 3/13/2024
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
Writer/Director/Editor Michael Felker knows his way around time-shifting, metaphysical labors of love, having edited Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s Something in the Dirt, Synchronic, The Endless, and Spring. Felker’s feature directorial debut, Things Will Be Different, seamlessly fits into the Benson/Moorhead cinematic universe, introducing a fractured sibling relationship put through the physical and emotional wringer when they play with forces they don’t quite understand.
Estranged siblings Sidney and Joseph fall into old habits like no time has passed at all when they rendezvous at a diner. That’s largely due to Joseph having a large bag of cash grabbed from an armed robbery, and the authorities are rapidly closing in. The siblings quickly make their way to an abandoned farmhouse with instructions on how to escape their current reality. The plan is to wait out the cops from the safety of an alternate timeline,...
Estranged siblings Sidney and Joseph fall into old habits like no time has passed at all when they rendezvous at a diner. That’s largely due to Joseph having a large bag of cash grabbed from an armed robbery, and the authorities are rapidly closing in. The siblings quickly make their way to an abandoned farmhouse with instructions on how to escape their current reality. The plan is to wait out the cops from the safety of an alternate timeline,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
As a fan who’s always ready to warp into the realms of time travel movies, my anticipation for Things Will Be Different was as high as my hopes for a DeLorean to appear on my driveway. Helmed by Michael Felker, in what marks his leap from editing to directing, with frequent collaborators Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (Something in The Dirt) producing, this film is a time-twisting tale that packs a lot more than just temporal leaps.
Things Will Be Different throws estranged siblings Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) into a temporal tangle that’s more twisted than spaghetti in a black hole. After a diner meet-up goes awry, they find refuge in an abandoned farmhouse that’s more than it appears. What initially seems like a lucky escape turns into a chronal puzzle, ensnaring them in a time they can’t easily zip back from.
Things Will Be Different throws estranged siblings Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) into a temporal tangle that’s more twisted than spaghetti in a black hole. After a diner meet-up goes awry, they find refuge in an abandoned farmhouse that’s more than it appears. What initially seems like a lucky escape turns into a chronal puzzle, ensnaring them in a time they can’t easily zip back from.
- 3/11/2024
- by Jonathan Dehaan
Chances are high, if you’re here, that you’re familiar with the names Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the filmmakers behind Spring and The Endless. Prepare to add one more name to that list: Benson & Moorhead’s longtime editor Michael Felker, set to make his feature debut with upcoming sci-fi thriller Things Will Be Different.
Things Will Be Different is world premiering at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11, and the film was produced by Benson & Moorhead.
Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy star in Things Will Be Different. They play siblings Joseph and Sidney, who are on the run from the law at the start of the film. Then, the mysterious farmhouse they are staying in inexplicably transports them through time. A cryptic force emerges and traps them on the strange plot of land, giving them a lethal ultimatum in order to escape.
Ahead of the film’s premiere,...
Things Will Be Different is world premiering at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11, and the film was produced by Benson & Moorhead.
Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy star in Things Will Be Different. They play siblings Joseph and Sidney, who are on the run from the law at the start of the film. Then, the mysterious farmhouse they are staying in inexplicably transports them through time. A cryptic force emerges and traps them on the strange plot of land, giving them a lethal ultimatum in order to escape.
Ahead of the film’s premiere,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been busy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe lately, directing episodes of Moon Knight, Loki season 2, and the upcoming series Daredevil: Born Again – but before they entered the Marvel universe, they were known for making genre films like Resolution, Spring, The Endless, Synchronic, and Something in the Dirt. Variety reports that they’re executive producers on the upcoming sci-fi thriller Things Will Be Different, which stars Riley Dandy of Christmas Bloody Christmas and Adam David Thompson of A Walk Among the Tombstones. The film is set to have its world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival on March 11th, and in anticipation of that screening, a clip from Things Will Be Different has made its way online. You can check it out in the embed at the bottom of this article.
The feature directorial debut of Michael Felker, the film sees Dandy and Thompson...
The feature directorial debut of Michael Felker, the film sees Dandy and Thompson...
- 2/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Spring, The Endless) are the producers of upcoming sci-fi thriller Things Will Be Different, and a first look has debuted online this week.
Variety shared the sneak peek clip this afternoon, noting that the film is world premiering at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11. You can watch the intriguing teaser below.
Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy star in Things Will Be Different. They play siblings Joseph and Sidney, who are on the run from the law at the start of the film…
“The mysterious farmhouse they are staying in inexplicably transports them through time. While attempting to return to their present, a cryptic force emerges and traps them on a strange plot of land, giving them a deathly ultimatum in order to escape.”
Michael Felker makes his feature directing debut with Things Will Be Different.
XYZ Films is handling North American sales.
The...
Variety shared the sneak peek clip this afternoon, noting that the film is world premiering at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11. You can watch the intriguing teaser below.
Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy star in Things Will Be Different. They play siblings Joseph and Sidney, who are on the run from the law at the start of the film…
“The mysterious farmhouse they are staying in inexplicably transports them through time. While attempting to return to their present, a cryptic force emerges and traps them on a strange plot of land, giving them a deathly ultimatum in order to escape.”
Michael Felker makes his feature directing debut with Things Will Be Different.
XYZ Films is handling North American sales.
The...
- 2/29/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
March fest announces multiple competition sections.
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
This year’s SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, just unveiled their lineup, and what a massive year for horror.
The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival’s Opening Night TV Premiere is the highly anticipated Netflix series 3 Body Problem created, executive produced and written by Emmy Award winners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and Emmy Award nominee Alexander Woo. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg for what’s in store.
The fest unveiled its Midnight lineup, which includes the Samara Weaving-starring Azrael. Elsewhere, look for Neon’s highly anticipated Cuckoo set to make its premiere.
Read on for the genre titles included in SXSW 2024’s lineup, and stay tuned for additional programming announcements.
Narrative Spotlight
Unforgettable features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres.
Cuckoo (Germany)
Director/Screenwriter: Tilman Singer, Producers: Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer...
The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival’s Opening Night TV Premiere is the highly anticipated Netflix series 3 Body Problem created, executive produced and written by Emmy Award winners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and Emmy Award nominee Alexander Woo. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg for what’s in store.
The fest unveiled its Midnight lineup, which includes the Samara Weaving-starring Azrael. Elsewhere, look for Neon’s highly anticipated Cuckoo set to make its premiere.
Read on for the genre titles included in SXSW 2024’s lineup, and stay tuned for additional programming announcements.
Narrative Spotlight
Unforgettable features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres.
Cuckoo (Germany)
Director/Screenwriter: Tilman Singer, Producers: Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer...
- 1/10/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Gee, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have become a bit of a hot commodity in the science-fiction space, huh? With their big mainstream break coming in the form of "Moon Knight" earlier this year, the multi-hyphenate duo are gearing up to release their fifth feature together, the festival darling "Something in the Dirt."
You may be asking yourself what this film is about, and if we're being completely honest, it's not that easy to put into words. As /Film's Chris Evangelista said in his review out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, it is "a strange, twisting, inscrutable path, and we're not entirely sure what's real and what's staged." That is far from a bad thing, though, as its recently-released trailer from distributor XYZ Films proves.
All of the complex and seemingly-disconnected visuals will probably have you believe that the film had a massive budget and crew. However, that is...
You may be asking yourself what this film is about, and if we're being completely honest, it's not that easy to put into words. As /Film's Chris Evangelista said in his review out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, it is "a strange, twisting, inscrutable path, and we're not entirely sure what's real and what's staged." That is far from a bad thing, though, as its recently-released trailer from distributor XYZ Films proves.
All of the complex and seemingly-disconnected visuals will probably have you believe that the film had a massive budget and crew. However, that is...
- 10/17/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Last year, we heard that the filmmaking duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead were “returning to their DIY indie origins” with a new project called Something in the Dirt. Now a teaser trailer for Something in the Dirt has arrived online – and along with that comes the information that the movie is going to receive a theatrical release on November 4th!
Benson and Moorhead directed Something in the Dirt from a script written by Benson. The duo also produced the film and star in it… and the movie was actually filmed in their apartments during the pandemic shutdown. Here’s the story they’re telling with this one:
Two new neighbors witness what seems to be a supernatural event in one of their apartments. At first terrified, they realize that documenting this phenomenon could provide them the lives they’ve always dreamed of.
Benson and Moorhead are joined in...
Benson and Moorhead directed Something in the Dirt from a script written by Benson. The duo also produced the film and star in it… and the movie was actually filmed in their apartments during the pandemic shutdown. Here’s the story they’re telling with this one:
Two new neighbors witness what seems to be a supernatural event in one of their apartments. At first terrified, they realize that documenting this phenomenon could provide them the lives they’ve always dreamed of.
Benson and Moorhead are joined in...
- 8/22/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Doomed bromances fuel the mind-bending genre outings of filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Their body of work to date points to a predilection for the dynamics of fraternal male relationships under strenuous, supernatural circumstances — whether it’s a bond strengthened over years or a fresh spark of camaraderie.
In their 2012 feature debut, “Resolution,” a man attempts to cure his best friend’s addiction as a series of bizarre occurrences begin to torment them. Five years later in “The Endless,” Benson and Moorhead played brothers caught in the grasp of an alien-worshipping cult. And for 2019’s “Synchronic,” they cast Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as close paramedic pals who come across a drug that permits time travel. Within their unsettling brainchildren, the emotional tribulations that the events put the friendships through are dramatically vital.
“Something in the Dirt” is the duo’s latest look into the paranormal, and it...
In their 2012 feature debut, “Resolution,” a man attempts to cure his best friend’s addiction as a series of bizarre occurrences begin to torment them. Five years later in “The Endless,” Benson and Moorhead played brothers caught in the grasp of an alien-worshipping cult. And for 2019’s “Synchronic,” they cast Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as close paramedic pals who come across a drug that permits time travel. Within their unsettling brainchildren, the emotional tribulations that the events put the friendships through are dramatically vital.
“Something in the Dirt” is the duo’s latest look into the paranormal, and it...
- 1/23/2022
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Indiewire
One cool aspect of Slamdace that I have yet to talk about is Slamdance TV, which is a very cool gang of folks -- including Ben Hethcoat, Michael Felker and Eric Ekman -- who run around Park City making videos for the festival. Filmmaker interviews, wacky skits, sledding... you name it, they've probably done their own spin on it. As it so happens one Mr. Forest Whitaker is in town in support of the Slamdance title Vipaka, which he produced. So the lads at "Sdtv" got the rare chance to sit down with Whitaker and chat about his producing career. We've got the exclusive video.Here's a bit more on Vipaka. Below is the link to where can watch the video courtesy of Slamdance TV.An earnest...
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- 1/24/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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