RIOT GIRLS
Directed by Jovanka VuckovicCast: Madison Iseman, Paloma Kwiatowski, Munro Chambers, Carson MacCormac
- NARRATIVE FEATURES
- Canada
- Coming-of-Age, Drama, Lesbian, Teen-Friendly, Thriller, Women
- 2019
- 82 mins
- West Coast premiere
Want some Lord of the Flies in your Riverdale? In this exciting sci-fi thriller, a virus wipes out all the parents, leaving teens to struggle for survival. The town of Potter’s Bluff divides into rich West Siders, led by dictator Jeremy (Munro Chambers, Degrassi: The Next Generation), versus working-class East Siders, whose most fearsome warriors are lovers Scratch (Paloma Kwiatkowski) and Nat (Madison Iseman, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle). It’s high-stakes teen trauma, with a body count.
Director Bio
Jovanka Vuckovic is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. She got her start in broadcasting as a visual effects artist, winning a Gemini Award (Canadian Emmy) for Best Visual Effects, then went on to edit the horror publication Rue Morgue Magazine for six and a half years. Her presence at the helm opened up the doors for more women to become involved in the horror genre and she has been twice-named one of the most influential women in horror, alongside Kathryn Bigelow, Debra Hill, and Mary Shelley.