Shamilla Miller serves a “dinner to die for” in a new look on a deliciously winding thriller [Exclusive]

With Fantastic Fest less than a month from its 20th anniversary, director Diana Mills-Smith Has a delicious new thriller prepared for the occasion, leaving South Africa. His first feature film Dinner to die For I will make its world premiere to the largest genre films festival in the United States, offering a winding three-dishes that quickly becomes very messy. While we are also trying to celebrate 20 years online, we are delighted to include the functionality of the exclusive preview event of Collider before its beginnings during the event. We have an exclusive look at the star of the culinary concoction, Shamilla MillerWho seems in distress with one hand on his throat, in a tease of the speed with which the situation degenerates from the harmless exercise presented.

Dinner to die for Follows two crime enthusiasts, Hannah (Miller) and her friend Evan (Steven John Ward). During the day, Hannah is a culinary photographer who takes photos for the cooking books of the authors and other similar projects. However, one night while the pair benefits from a few macabre tales during dinner and wine, Evan suggests that They make things happen by playing their own killer scenario. His proposed idea implies a girl next door and a killer meal, which seems fun until he begins to become a little too real and very disorderly. Suddenly, the comfortable scenario turns into a thriller tense on deception and confrontation while the night takes place and the truth takes place.

Mills-Smith had only three actors with whom to work for her first feature film, but it was more than enough for the tight and controlled story that she wanted to tell. Miller brought a curriculum vitae to the table which included the selection of the Toronto 2022 International Film Festival, The men of umbrella. Ward, on the other hand, could be familiar to fans of the live action of Netflix One piece Adaptation, where he played the strongest sword of the world, Dracale Mihawk, in season 1. rounding the trio is Nina Erasmuswho previously appreciated a short tour in the light musical rom-com from Netflix Little mouth. In Dinner to die forShe plays the daughter next door in the story of Evan, a lover, who, in the trailer, begins as a customer before triggering something more with Hannah who ultimately leads to serious problems and an apparently innocent meal that can hide something sinister. The team cap is Oc House Productions, which helped bring the film to life.

“ Dinner to die to ‘add to a range of deep fantasy festive thriller

Fantastic Fest’s objective every year is always to highlight the best of gender cinema, to defend emerging creatives and established voices. This year, Dinner to die for will join a deep selection of thrillers designed to keep viewers on the edge of their seats, all with very different ideas. Among these are darker comic thrillers, such as our head film of the preview event, the Jason Isaacs-Parting Honeyas well as The theater is dead. CoyotesOn the other hand, offers an experience of a survival thriller following a family in the hills of Hollywood, including Long Justin And Kate BosworthFight for their life against a voracious package of coyotes. In general, there is a lot of variety to have with the thrills of this year that fans will want to be attentive to find out more.

Dinner to die for Made his world premiere at the Fantastic Fest, which takes place from September 18 to 25 at the Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Austin, Texas. Consult our exclusive image above and stay listening here at Collider while we are revealing 20 images over 20 days preceding the annual event. The official festival website also offers a complete guide to all the films that make its debut this year.