Shailyn Pierre-Dixon in the trailer for the eco-dystopian thriller “The Well”
by Alex Billington
December 22, 2025
Source: YouTube
“To drink from the waters of oblivion is to break the bonds of the past.” Quiver Distr. has revealed the official US trailer for an eco-thriller survival film titled The wella Canadian production by filmmaker Hubert Davis (director of Black ice + to come young blood hockey movie). The film has already premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in Canada and will be available on VOD in the United States starting in March. In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors fighting for precious resources, a young woman’s loyalty is tested by the arrival of an injured man who learns that his family has a secret supply of fresh water. Fantasia adds: “Infused with tension and pathos, Davis constructs a world where the threats are not fanciful; he acknowledges real-life environmental consequences and potential futures in this gripping science fiction thriller. » The stars of the independent survival thriller Joanne Boland, Noah Lamanna, Sheila McCarthy, Steven McCarthyAnd Shailyn Pierre Dixon like Sarah Devine. Alas, it seems like so many other boring post-apoc films, not much to see here.
Here is the official American trailer (+ poster) for Hubert Davis’ thriller The welldirectly from YouTube:
Sarah Devine (Shailyn Pierre-Dixon) means everything to both her parents, Paul and Elisha. They live in distressing post-apocalyptic times, but they’re not your typical supernatural threat. The world is experiencing environmental collapse, scarce resources, and diseases that isolate people. In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors fighting for the precious remaining resources, a young woman’s loyalty is tested by the arrival of an injured man who discovers that his family has a secret supply of fresh water. The well is directed by an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated Canadian filmmaker Hubert Davisfilm director invisible city, Darkness and hope, Giants of AfricaAnd Black ice previously, as well as many other short films. The screenplay is written by Michael Capellupo and Kathleen Hepburn. Produced by Coral Aiken and director Hubert Davis. This premiere took place at the Fantasia 2025 Film Festival in Montreal earlier this year. Quiver Distr. releases Davis’ film The Well directly to VOD from March 20, 2026 next year.
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