Dualist

10/31/2025

Flattered to see our film, My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To, on this list of legendary horror films! 🥰

10/02/2025

“I wanted to make a film about a new American; a first generation American, like myself, who inherited aspects from two different cultures, one of which is Asian, aka the model minority” - writer/director Kenny Riches

Thanks .roka for the sit down with Kenny about his latest film Mouse.

Catch the film Oct 10th and 11th in Salt Lake City

06/13/2025

Mouse had its world premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival last weekend.

We came home with two awards, the Best Narrative Feature and the Grand Chamelon (Best of Fest).

Thanks to every single cast and crew member for the blood, sweat, tears and dedication it takes to make a film. And thank you to the programmers and fest organizers, and to all the friends, family, strangers and chameleons for joining us at the premiere.

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11/16/2021

SANZARU is out now on demand and streaming! https://www.dualist.com/sanzaru/

The debut feature of writer/director Xia Magnus, Sanzaru tells the story of a fragile home health aide who begins to question her own sanity as dementia engulfs her employer.

Currently sitting at an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, critics are calling Sanzaru "a quality gothic melodrama", a "haunting tale that lingers in your bones long after the closing credits", and "an eerie and affecting ghost story".

06/25/2021

“A visually striking meditation on obligation and complicity.” (The New York Times)

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To is now available on digital and in select theaters. https://heartcantbeat.com

We're so excited to finally share the debut feature film from writer/director Jonathan Cuartas, an intimate story about the heartbreaking lengths a family will go to for each other, starring Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, and Owen Campbell.

“Its sad, furtive characters still linger in the mind well after the blood they've spilt has dried.” (Variety)

The film has been making the festival rounds, including a recent screening at Tribeca, and currently has a 97% (!!!) rating on Rotten Tomatoes. We hope you love it as much as we do.

02/27/2020

Sanzaru will be part of the inaugural ArcLight Cinemas + Slamdance Film Festival EMERGENCE Film Festival in LA this March! Tickets available now at https://arclightcinemas.com/movie/emergence-sanzaru

Join us at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood MARCH 27th!
We are beyond excited to share SANZARU with LA! Buy your tickets now: https://arclightcinemas.com/movie/emergence-sanzaru

Slamdance Film Festival

01/28/2020

Great review of from Nightmarish Conjurings: "it can be refreshing, in a world where massive blockbusters like Avengers reign supreme, to see a picture so focused on the daily horrors of life. SANZARU could fit alongside many classics" Oneonetwosix Films Film Exchange

Kayla reviews the supernatural flick SANZARU calling it a film that might not have you jumping out of your seat but it will sit with you long after it ends.

01/27/2020

Sanzaru earns 4 stars from UK Film Review: "a well-crafted and thought-provoking piece on the fragility of the family unit that will stay with you long after it finishes" Oneonetwosix Films Film Exchange

Sanzaru film review by Darren Tilby Directed by Xia Magnus and starring Aina Dumlao, Jayne Taini

01/25/2020

Sanzaru's premiere at Slamdance Film Festival is Sunday! Check out the trailer here at JoBlo.com, then grab your tickets! Oneonetwosix Films Film Exchange

https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/trailer-ghost-story-sanzaru-to-screen-at-slamdance-this-weekend

A live-in nurse uncovers a haunting truth in SANZARU.

01/24/2020

Sanzaru's premiere at Slamdance Film Festival is right around the corner! Check out the trailer here at Film Pulse, then grab your tickets! Oneonetwosix Films Film Exchange

Ahead of its premiere at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, a trailer has been released for Sanzaru, written and directed by Xia Magnus. This horror film involves a young woman moving in as a caretaker for a dementia patient only to find

01/17/2020

Sanzaru's screenings at Slamdance Film Festival (Jan 26 + 29) will be preceded by "Oracle," the debut film from Aaron Poole. The GATE called "Oracle," "a thoughtful, borderline experimental drama" and "a unique reflection on the various ways we process memories, our first experiences with anxiety, and the realization as a child that the world is bigger than we initially thought it was." We're excited to share our Slamdance screen with this short that premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.

01/11/2020

👏👏👏 The trailer for Sanzaru premiered at Bloody Disgusting today with a full write-up by Brad Miska! Watch it now, then go get them tix for the World Premiere at Slamdance!

Sanzaru is set to premiere at the forthcoming Slamdance Film Festival and Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive trailer debut. From director Xia Magnus, the