Exclusive Trailer for Redlands Showcases Creativity, Sexuality, and Violence in California

      With the recent release of Constance Tsang’s poignant debut Blue Sun Palace now showing in theaters, distributor Dekanalog has announced its latest acquisition. John Brian King’s drama Redlands, which premiered in 2014, has finally been acquired by Dekanalog for release later this year. The film follows three residents of Redlands, California, whose lives overlap and ultimately clash, and we are excited to exclusively unveil the trailer and poster that profoundly portray creativity, sexuality, and violence in America.

      Here is the synopsis: “Vienna is a young ‘alternative’ nude model living with her indie-musician boyfriend Zack in Redlands, California (a desolate Inland Empire city located sixty miles east of Los Angeles). Controlling and hypocritical, Zack exploits Vienna’s income to advance his own music career while she attempts to create a life of her own. Their lives take a drastic turn when Vienna meets Allan, a balding middle-aged amateur glamour photographer; he is unemployed and recently divorced, and his unremarkable demeanor hides his feelings of inadequacy and growing resentment toward others.”

      “The horror genre, particularly when it ventures into psychological realism, serves as a remarkable means to examine the complexities of life and culture,” the director stated at the time of release. “There are certainly other successful methods to explore these themes—the dark comedy of Dogtooth or the lush melodrama of All That Heaven Allows spring to mind—but for me, engaging with other people, particularly those who see themselves as creative, invariably leads me to think about (and in tandem with) horror.”

      Check out the exclusive trailer below.