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After experiencing a terrifying nightmare, a stay-at-home mom must confront her deepest fears when the disturbing sequences from her dream begin to creep into her waking life, proving that some nightmares do come true.

Katie Parker as Taylor

Braxton Alexander as Mike

Andrew Pifko as Thomas

Sloan Lucas Muldown as Clara

Willie Earl Jr. as Dan

Aja Bair as Mia

SYNOPSIS

After a terrifying and deeply disturbing nightmare, stay-at-home mom Taylor (Katie Parker) wakes in a panic, convinced that the horrific events she dreamed about must never come to pass. As she prepares for moving day, tension with her husband, Thomas (Andrew Pifko), and son, Mike (Braxton Alexander), only fuels her growing fear. But when eerie details from her nightmare start manifesting in reality, Taylor becomes desperate to alter the course of events, doing everything in her power to prevent her worst fears from coming true.

Title: The Sequence

Genre: Horror

Country: USA

Production Year: 2024

Language: English

Duration: TBD

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

Frame Rate: 23.976

Resolution: 4k/UHD

Shooting Format: Digital

Sound: 5.1 Dolby Atmos

OUR STORY

Inspired by an actual nightmare, The Sequence serves as both the launchpad for RED END Productions and tests the waters for a future feature. Delving into dark themes and confronting intense subject matter, the film is designed to spark uncomfortable yet crucial conversations about pressing social issues through the lens of horror.

Fueled by the relentless dedication of our extraordinary cast and crew, led by director Joe Bandelli, The Sequence offers a glimpse into the chilling and thought-provoking experiences that RED END aims to deliver to audiences.

Director: Joe Bandelli

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Joe Bandelli is a writer, director, producer, actor, and CEO & founder of the production company Marylous' Boys. He is most known for producing the low budget found footage franchise Hell House LLC, which has four installments made for under $85K each, generating nearly $2 Million to date. All installments live on Amazon Prime and Shudder, and a fifth installment, Hell House LLC: Lineage, is set to come out in 2025. Joe also plays one of the franchise’s central villains, the terrifying Hell House LLC Clown. Joe’s credits include writing and directing the horror documentary about the making of the Paranormal Activity Franchise, Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity, streaming on Paramount+, writing and directing the horror/science fiction variety show Let's Get Cereal, for NBCUniversal, and writing and directing the zombie apocalypse horror/comedy web series Bumbloods. His recent work includes producing the horror feature 825 Forest Road, and writing and directing the horror/parody feature Another Cabin in the Woods Movie, both set to come out in late 2024/early 2025. He is currently in production on the upcoming horror feature Imposters, also set to come out in 2025.

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Director Statement:

Before I read The Sequence, I was working on a horror concept to push boundaries and terrify audiences. But as any writer knows, things rarely go as planned. Everything I wrote turned into a horror/comedy, which, while I love, wasn’t what I wanted at the time. Then I met Brian Laprocino of Red End Productions, who sent me a script I instantly fell in love with. I knew I had to direct The Sequence for two key reasons.

First, the story tackles how we process grief and emotions in today's society, emphasizing the dangers of not communicating with kids, specifically in the role of a parent. In other words, it dealt with very strong subject matter that I felt needed talking about. Second, Brian and Red End Productions are passionate about addressing the uncomfortable topics that others tend to avoid. They aim to make films that evoke pure dread, something I deeply connect with and try to bring to every project I am a part of (with the occasional laugh every now and again too).

Once we landed our immensely talented cast, I knew the project was going to soar. With Katie Parker as our powerhouse lead, her depth and energy elevated the entire production. Her performance, along with the rest of the exceptional cast and our insanely hard working crew, has made The Sequence a truly exciting and wonderful filmmaking experience. If you get the chance to jump on board with a team that is willing to take risks, there are no limits on how creative, fun, and exciting filmmaking and telling stories can get. I hope by making The Sequence our audience gets to see just the tip of the iceberg of what we plan to do in the horror industry.

Cast

Katie Parker (Taylor) can most recently be seen starring in the hit Netflix series The Fall Of The House Of Usher, The Haunting Of Hill House, The Haunting Of Bly Manor, And The Midnight Club. She first exploded onto the scene starring in the indie horror hit Absentia. Katie starred in the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival darling Next Exit which is now streaming on Hulu and will next be seen starring in The Beldham premiering at the Sitges Film Festival as well as the Austin Film Festival later this year. Additional credits include recurring on Masters Of Sex for Showtime, Halt & Catch Fire, Rizzoli & Isles, Ncis: New Orleans, and on the feature side, the Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, Like A Boss, and Angry Neighbors.

Braxton Alexander (Mike) is an actor who has been working in the horror genre since he was 8 years old, with his first project being a recurring role in Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes. He is known for his portrayal of Young Conrad from The Summer I Turned Pretty, and other notable projects that include Black Bird on Apple TV, The Righteous Gemstones on HBO MAX, and the popular Blumhouse horror movie The Black Phone.

Andrew Pifko (Thomas) has had the good fortune of performing on both sides of the comedy/drama border, having recently been seen in FBI: International (CBS); Dwight in Shining Armor (BYUTV); More Guns: The NRA Musical (Second City); Fatal Decision (College Humor); CSI: LA (CBS); Mentalist; Big C and a founding member of Kaboombox - a music/rap improv group coming out of UCB Theatre. He performs and tours standup regularly, with some of his political parody shorts (Kim Davis: Songs from my Heart; BatTrump - The Villian the World Needs) being seen across several platforms. If you see him, feed him chocolate.