Following Films Podcast: Jenna Kanell on FACELESS AFTER DARK and Courtney Dixon on DEPRESSION IS A BEAST

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I’m joined by Jenna Kanell and Courtney Dixon.

I had Jenna on the show to discuss FACELESS AFTER DARK a film she co-wrote and stars in. Following her breakout success as the star of a killer clown horror flick, Bowie now finds herself struggling to capitalize on its success. But when she is suddenly held hostage by an unhinged fan posing as that same killer clown, horror becomes her reality as she fights to survive the night and escape before he completes his sinister plan to recreate the film’s fatal plot. Jenna Kanell from the TERRIFIER franchise gives a tour-de-force performance in this wild, gory ride.

Then after the break I’m joined by director Courtney Dixon to discuss her Tribeca entry DEPRESSION IS A BEAST. In the documentary film, Jenna Kanell, who typically battles evil forces in horror films confronts her darkest struggle, a real-life fight against depression.

FACELESS AFTER DARK will be in select theaters and on Digital Platforms on May 17th

DEPRESSION IS A BEAST will be screened next month at the Tribeca Film Festival

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