Dark Sky Film Presents
A Yellow Veil Pictures Original Production
A DESERT
A FILM BY JOSHUA ERKMAN
STARRING DAVID YOW, KAI LENNOX, SARAH LIND, ZACHARY RAY SHERMAN, ASHLEY B. SMITH & ROB ZABRECKY
SCORE BY TY SEGALL
IN THEATERS MAY 2nd
Official Selection - Tribeca Film Festival
Total Film Award Best Film at FrightFest
Best Actor for Zach Sherman at FrightFest
Best Feature - New Visions at Sitges
Official Selection - Beyond Fest
Official Selection - Rama Skrik
SYNOPSIS:
A past his prime photographer heads out on a road trip across the American Southwest to recapture the magic and success of his previous work. Instead, he finds himself thrust into the dark and chaotic underbelly of America and unwittingly drags his wife and a shady private detective down into this nightmare world with him.
A DESERT is a sun-bleached neo-noir horror film about time, the chaos of our world, and the relevance of images in the cultural desert we are faced with today.
With music by Ty Segall whose new album Possession comes out May 30th, A DESERT stars David Yow (Dinner in America, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore), Kai Lennox (Green Room, The Girl from Plainville), Sarah Lind (A Wounded Fawn, Die, My Love), Zachary Ray Sherman (Under the Banner of Heaven, The CW's 90210) and Ashley B. Smith (Off Ramp, Extremity).
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Joshua Erkman is a writer, director, and musician living and working in Los Angeles. A DESERT is his first feature film. He received his BA in Cinema-Television Production from USC.
His surreal and horror-tinged short films have played at multiple film festivals around the world and have been licensed by streaming platforms Shudder and Alter.
In 2016, he was selected to participate in AMC Network’s inaugural Shudder Labs filmmaker program. His short film HIDDEN MOTHER was one of eight short films produced by the Sundance Institute and Hulu as part of Huluween 2019. Additionally, his feature project THE ARSONISTS, was selected to participate in the 2021 Frontieres genre market, organized by the Fantasia International Film Festival in collaboration with Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes.
He has directed a number of music videos for various rock ‘n roll/punk groups, which have been featured in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Pitchfork.
A past his prime photographer heads out on a road trip across the American Southwest to recapture the magic and success of his previous work. Instead, he finds himself thrust into the dark and chaotic underbelly of America and unwittingly drags his wife and a shady private detective down into this nightmare world with him.
A DESERT is a sun-bleached neo-noir horror film about time, the chaos of our world, and the relevance of images in the cultural desert we are faced with today.
With music by Ty Segall whose new album Possession comes out May 30th, A DESERT stars David Yow (Dinner in America, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore), Kai Lennox (Green Room, The Girl from Plainville), Sarah Lind (A Wounded Fawn, Die, My Love), Zachary Ray Sherman (Under the Banner of Heaven, The CW's 90210) and Ashley B. Smith (Off Ramp, Extremity).
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Joshua Erkman is a writer, director, and musician living and working in Los Angeles. A DESERT is his first feature film. He received his BA in Cinema-Television Production from USC.
His surreal and horror-tinged short films have played at multiple film festivals around the world and have been licensed by streaming platforms Shudder and Alter.
In 2016, he was selected to participate in AMC Network’s inaugural Shudder Labs filmmaker program. His short film HIDDEN MOTHER was one of eight short films produced by the Sundance Institute and Hulu as part of Huluween 2019. Additionally, his feature project THE ARSONISTS, was selected to participate in the 2021 Frontieres genre market, organized by the Fantasia International Film Festival in collaboration with Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes.
He has directed a number of music videos for various rock ‘n roll/punk groups, which have been featured in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Pitchfork.
A DESERT
A Yellow Veil Pictures Original Production
Directed by: Joshua Erkman
Written by: Joshua Erkman & Bossi Baker
Produced by: Hugues Barbier, Joshua Erkman, Justin Timms, & Joe Yanick
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Run Time: 102 minutes
Cast: David Yow (Dinner in America, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore), Kai Lennox (Green Room, The Girl from Plainville), Sarah Lind (A Wounded Fawn, Die, My Love), Zachary Ray Sherman (Under the Banner of Heaven, The CW's 90210), Ashley B. Smith (Off Ramp, Extremity),
Rob Zabrecky (Lost River, A Ghost Story) & S.A Griffin (Free LSD, California Scheming)
A Yellow Veil Pictures Original Production
Directed by: Joshua Erkman
Written by: Joshua Erkman & Bossi Baker
Produced by: Hugues Barbier, Joshua Erkman, Justin Timms, & Joe Yanick
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Run Time: 102 minutes
Cast: David Yow (Dinner in America, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore), Kai Lennox (Green Room, The Girl from Plainville), Sarah Lind (A Wounded Fawn, Die, My Love), Zachary Ray Sherman (Under the Banner of Heaven, The CW's 90210), Ashley B. Smith (Off Ramp, Extremity),
Rob Zabrecky (Lost River, A Ghost Story) & S.A Griffin (Free LSD, California Scheming)
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING...
"Had a great time with this one!" - INDIEWIRE
"It’s a nightmare that burrows under one’s skin like a virus (or a curse), and it heralds its creator as a bracing new genre-filmmaking voice." - DAILY BEAST
"Erkman has made a distinctly eerie and sinister debut that succeeds at sneaking into the depths of your subconscious." - COLLIDER
"Incredibly impressed!" - RUE MORGUE
"There’s no hand holding or easy answers in this genre-bender, but its richly textured world and morally complex characters ensure an unpredictable voyage worth taking." - BLOODY DISGUSTING
"Loved the film. Made me feel the worst in a long time - and that’s a compliment. The bastard love child of Psycho and Twentynine Palms. I liked that the film treats the viewer as grown ups, and is like a [messed] up choose your own adventures for sickos.” - AWFJ
"I really enjoyed. Joshua Erkman’s metacinematic feature debut is an elegiac neo-noir located where photography, pornography and geology cross paths." - PROJECTED FIGURES
"Had a great time with this one!" - INDIEWIRE
"It’s a nightmare that burrows under one’s skin like a virus (or a curse), and it heralds its creator as a bracing new genre-filmmaking voice." - DAILY BEAST
"Erkman has made a distinctly eerie and sinister debut that succeeds at sneaking into the depths of your subconscious." - COLLIDER
"Incredibly impressed!" - RUE MORGUE
"There’s no hand holding or easy answers in this genre-bender, but its richly textured world and morally complex characters ensure an unpredictable voyage worth taking." - BLOODY DISGUSTING
"Loved the film. Made me feel the worst in a long time - and that’s a compliment. The bastard love child of Psycho and Twentynine Palms. I liked that the film treats the viewer as grown ups, and is like a [messed] up choose your own adventures for sickos.” - AWFJ
"I really enjoyed. Joshua Erkman’s metacinematic feature debut is an elegiac neo-noir located where photography, pornography and geology cross paths." - PROJECTED FIGURES
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