The Hyperborean
| The Hyperborean | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jesse Thomas Cook |
| Written by | Tony Burgess |
| Produced by | Jesse Thomas Cook Samuel Scott |
| Starring | Liv Collins Tony Burgess Jessica Vano Ry Barrett |
| Cinematography | Kenny MacLaughlin |
| Edited by | Mike Gallant |
| Music by | Adrian Ellis |
Production company | Collingwood Film Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Hyperborean is a Canadian comedy horror science fiction film, directed by Jesse Thomas Cook and released in 2023.[1] The film centres on the wealthy owner of a whisky distillery company who summons his family to help recover a case of whisky that the company lost over 100 years ago when the ship foundered in the Canadian Arctic, but unwittingly unleash an ice mummy because a dead sailor's body was preserved in one of the whisky barrels.[2]
The cast includes Liv Collins, Tony Burgess, Jessica Vano, Ry Barrett, Jonathan Craig, Marcia Alderson, Justin Bott, Greg Collins, Justin Darmanin and Steve Kasan.
It was the fourth feature film produced by the Collingwood Film Company, an independent production studio established in 2018 by Cook and Collins,[2] It premiered in October 2023 at the Forest City Film Festival,[3] where Cook and co-producer Samuel Scott also won the Pitch This competition for their future screenplay Turn It Up.[4]
Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig and Karlee Morse received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Andrew Mack, "THE HYPERBOREAN Trailer Exclusive: Canadian Ice Mummy Movie, Sci-fi/Comedy/Horror From The CULT HERO Team". Screen Anarchy, October 5, 2023.
- ^ a b John Edwards, "Ghost ships, whisky and aliens: Collingwood Film Company set to showcase its latest flick, ‘The Hyperborean’". Collingwood Connection, February 22, 2024.
- ^ Scott Stephenson, "Clinton-raised Samuel Scott talks horror movies, production work". Clinton Citizen, November 30, 2023.
- ^ Beatriz Baleeiro, "Attendance rebounds as Forest City Film Festival wraps eighth season". London Free Press, October 24, 2023.
- ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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