‘Happy Death Day’s Jessica Rothe Loses Her Mind in EFM Title ‘Affection’ [Trailer]

Brainstorm Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the sci-fi horror Affection (read our review), which has been making the festival circuit over the past year, including a screening at the prestigious Screamfest.

The film stars Happy Death Day‘s Jessica Rothe as Ellie Carter, who has never met the man who calls himself her husband, doesn’t recognize the girl who calls her mother, and can’t remember the life she is told is her own. Afflicted by violent seizures that reset her memory without warning, she is trapped in a cyclical nightmare, struggling to uncover the horrifying truth of her existence before she forgets it all over again.

Rothe, known for her starring role in Happy Death Day, leads the cast alongside Joseph Cross (Lincoln) and Julianna Layne (Scrap).

UK sales outfit Blue Finch Films also has landed a suite of deals for BT Meza’s debut feature ahead of the EFM in Berlin this weekend, reports ScreenDaily.

“This story comes from a deeply personal place, drawn from my emotions, memories, and fears, and I wanted to use sci-fi horror as the lens to explore them,” said Meza last year.

The film is written and directed by Meza, who also produces alongside Bay Dariz, Austin Walk and JP Ouellette under the Superconductive banner. Christian Henderson and Christy Walker serve as executive producers.