Writen & Directed by Antoni Solé
Produced by Loris Curci
With Mark Gantt, Nikol Kollars, Thimothy Gibbs, Reg Wilson, Anna Andres, Collin Morgan, Mingo Ràfols, José Luis Barquero, Joe Lewis and Valentina Perella.

Excited to announce that the short film I did LIFELINE is rocking the film festival circuit. We’ve just won best short film at the Pittsburgh Ind Film Fest and my co-star Kathleen Gati won Best Actress!!!

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It’s been a few months since we’ve gotten an update on Psychophonia, a psycho-sexual thriller from Lony Ruhmann and Blanc/Biehn Productions; but that changes today because we have an exclusive early look at the film’s new trailer to share.

With a story from Ruhmann and screenplay by Barbara Stepansky, Psychophonia is directed by Brianne Davis (The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story).  It stars Vedette Lim (“Chicago Fire,” “True Blood”) in the lead role of Lilly Tarver.

Rounding out the cast are Andrew W. Walker, Kellee Stewart, Adam Rose, Daniel Quinn, Mark Gantt, Mitchell Fink, Lucie Pohl, Sean Hemeon, Nikita Black, Jenimay Walker, Phillip Greenbaum, Garrett Longley, and Alexander Biehn.

The film is executive produced by Michael Biehn, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, Lony Ruhmann, and Richard Cardinal and produced by Mark Gantt, Brianne Davis, Danny Bellens, and Tony DeBenedetto. It’s edited by Alex Urbom, and the directors of photography are Vance Crofoot and Mark Gantt.

Synopsis:
After her husband, Jeremy, is brutally murdered, artist Lilly Tarver struggles with his secret sex life and coming to terms with who he really was. While diving into his dark and potentially dangerous world, a mysterious caller might hold the answers to his death.

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THE NIGHT VISITOR AND THE NIGHT VISITOR 2 RELEASE DETAILS ANNOUNCED

Blanc/Biehn Productions and Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada will be teaming up to release The Night Visitor (2013) and the upcoming The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story in the Canadian home video market as well as a digital release across North America. Head inside for the details!

From the Press Release:

LOS ANGELES, CA, May 15, 2015 – Jennifer Blanc-Biehn and MichaelBiehn’s indie production studio Blanc/Biehn Productions (BBP) has announced a deal with Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada for the distribution of The Night Visitor (2013) and the upcoming The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story within the Canadian home entertainment markets as well as the digital release across North America.The first installment of The Night Visitor will arrive this fall, and the second film will follow in winter 2016.

The Night Visitor films both focus on an unseen entity that watches and haunts its protagonists, and delve into the psychic pathos of the visitors’ victims. The two companies last worked together on Michael Biehn’s directorial debut The Victim, a grindhouse film that starred Jennifer Blanc-Biehn.Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada will be responsible for marketing and distributing both The Night Visitor films in domestic and international marketsfor the next five years, giving the movies a wider range of promotion and viewership potential.

Susan Curran, Director of Acquisitions for Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, says of the deal, “We are happy to be working with Blanc/Biehn Productions again,” a sentiment echoed by Jennifer Blanc-Biehn and Michael Biehn, “We love Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and know this is the perfect home for The Night Visitor. We have a great relationship with the team and look forward to working on this.”

Jennifer Blanc-Biehn directed the first film, and star Brianne Davis takes the reins for The Night Visitor 2, with Blanc-Biehn cast in a lead role. The Night Visitor was produced in association with Three Little Birds and Give And Take Productions, written by The Marcus Brothers and Mark Gant, with story concept by Executive ProducerLony Ruhmann , who says of the deal, “I wanted Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada to distribute The Night Visitor films and am so pleased this has come to fruition.”

The cast of The Night Visitor and the Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story includes, Brianne Davis (Jarhead, ‘True Blood’), Gary Cairns(Malignant), Vedette Lim (No Strings Attached, ‘True Blood’), Tara Buck (‘True Blood’), Jennifer Blanc (Everly, The Victim, ‘Dark Angel’), Mark Gantt (Psychophonia), Chip Coffey (Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal), Caitlin Carmichael (300: Rise of an Empire) and Hudson Pischer (‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’), with appearances by Michael Biehn (The Terminator, ‘24 Hour Rental’).

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WE LIKE TO WATCH WITH ARI AND TAMARA combines the expertise of television critic, Ari Karpel, with journalist and host, Tamara Krinsky, as they dive into the new world of scripted indie television. WE LIKE TO WATCH reviews these original series, bringing relevance to a growing medium beyond traditional film and TV, and answers the question: Play or Pass?

This episode we do a special: you show me yours, and I’ll show you mine, where Ari and Tamara each bring a show to share. See who wants to see you play Amazon’s Tansparent and Video Game High School. And also hear about the latest show inducted into the Ultimate Playlist: The Bannen Way.

In 2013, award winning filmmaker Mark Gantt and experienced actress Brianne Davis, launched their own production company – Give and Take Productions.

Nicholl Fellowship winner Barbara Stepansky wrote the screenplay based on a story by Ruhmann about a widow who comes to terms with who her recently murdered husband really was as she probes his secret sex.

Brianne Davis, who earlier this year directed The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story, will direct.

Vedette Lim will play the lead and the key cast includes Andrew W Walker, Kellee Stewart Adam Rose, Daniel Quinn, Mark Gantt, Mitchell Fink, Lucie Pohl, Sean Hemeon, Nikita Black and Jenimay Walker.

Mark Gantt produces Psychophonia while Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn (pictured) serve as executive producers alongside Ruhmann and Brianne Davis.

Blanc/Biehn Productions recently released Treachery through Traverse Media and completed post on Jennifer Blanc-Biehn’s directorial debut The Night Visitor.

WTF is handling sales on Hidden In The Woods – The Remake.

Blanc/Biehn Productions wants to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and to add a bit of spookiness to your holiday, they’ve just released the poster art for Brianne (“True Blood,” Among Friends) Davis’ directorial debut, The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story.

The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story was written by Kevin and Bradley Marcus and Mark Gantt. Caitlin Carmichael, Mark Gantt, Chip Coffey, Jennifer Blanc, and Michael Biehn star. Frequent Blanc/Biehn collaborator Lony Ruhmann is executive producer.

Synopsis:
The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story is a sci-fi thriller that runs parallel to the original The Night Visitor, telling the story of Heather (Carmichael), a special young girl who must protect her family and the planet from the same other-earthly being. The sequel delves deeper into the mysteries that plagued the Stevens family and their son, Ricky, with the help of psychic and medium Daniel (Coffey).

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