Magnify Takes Global, U.S. Rights to Bretten Hannam’s Supernatural Thriller ‘Place of Ghosts’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Magnify has acquired global and U.S. sales rights (excluding Canada and Benelux) to “Wildhood” director Bretten Hannam’s supernatural thriller “Place of Ghosts,” which is set to go into production in August 2024.

Lorna Lee Torres, Magnify’s senior VP of sales, and Austin Kennedy, director of global sales, will be launching the project in Cannes. “Place of Ghosts” follows siblings Mise’l and Antle, who were close as children, but trauma from their upbringing has caused them to drift apart as adults.

When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite. They journey to Skite’kmujuekat’ik, the “Place of Ghosts,” a primeval forest of the Mi’kmaq people, where time bends and past mixes with future.

Wounded and poisoned by the vengeful spirit, Mise’l and Antle move deeper into the dark woods to confront the half-buried corpse of their abusive father and to face their unthinkable past. “Bretten Hannam has crafted an ambitious and thematically rich indigenous horror/fantasy that engages with political and social history and adds to the expanding world of original genre film,” Torres said. “We are honored to collaborate with such a talented creative team supporting Bretten’s unique and deeply personal vision, which promises an unforgettable and mind-bending journey into the wild.” Hannam said: “This is a story about facing buried trauma and cleaning wounds in order to heal.