‘Freelance’ Indie Horror Trailer About a Haunted Freelance Video Editor
by Alex Billington
January 10, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I told you, you gotta put those videos behind you…” Gravitas has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror film called Freelance, about a freelance video editor who starts to work on snuff films. This indie film will debut on VOD at the end of this month. This is one of those scary concepts that is so obviously based on generic fears from filmmakers and gets turned into a very generic horror film. Just go watch Cronenberg’s Videodrome instead – it’s still damn good. When a down-on-her luck video editor takes a mysterious, well-paying job cutting snuff films, she finds herself seemingly haunted by the people in her videos… Starring Nicole Pastor, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Stephen Degenaro, Jasper Bagg, and Hannah Brook. At least this looks good and looks unsettling – all the close-up shots of the computer & harddrive are quite cool.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for John Balazs’ horror film Freelance, direct from YouTube:
Katie, a freelance video editor in desperate need of work, receives a high-paying offer to edit a cryptic and bizarre video from an anonymous employer. Strapped for cash and facing eviction, Katie eagerly accepts the gig. The video depicts people being tortured & killed on camera — surely just staged. But when the first job leads to even more lucrative work, and more disturbingly realistic snuff films, Katie’s life begins to crumble. Strange figures in her apartment, horrific nightmares, and a mysterious illness plaguing her cat. It’s only when Katie decides to finally quit the job that she learns just how cruel her anonymous employer really is, and to what bloody lengths she herself will go to get out of her contract. Freelance is directed by Australian filmmaker John Balazs, director of the films Ninja Immovable Heart, Dancer, Rage, and Black Site previously. The screenplay is written by Mike Gerbino. Produced by John Balazs, Vikki Blinks, Marlane Ghmed. Gravitas will debut Freelance direct-to-VOD starting January 28th, 2025 this winter. Interested?
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