To Your Last Death is a 2019 American 2D adult animated action horror film produced and directed by Jason Axinn, and written by Jim Cirile and Tanya C. Klein. It stars the voices of Morena Baccarin, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley and William Shatner.

To Your Last Death
Directed byJason Axinn
Written by
  • Jim Cirile
  • Tanya C. Klein
Produced by
  • Jim Cirile
  • Tanya C. Klein
  • Cindi Rice
  • Jason Axinn
  • Paige Barnett
  • Lawrence Lee Wallace
  • Brian Confer
  • Nick Ford
  • Bill Gammon
  • Philip Landa
  • Ed Murphy
  • Nefertiti Thomas
Starring
Edited byJason Axinn
Music byRené G. Boscio
Production
company
Quirk Pictures
Distributed byCoverage, Ink Films
Release dates
  • August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) (FrightFest)
  • March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Sole survivor of a brutal attack that destroyed her brothers and sister, Miriam Dekalb is given a chance to re-live that night from the beginning, armed with foreknowledge of the events. Of course, there's always the chance that Miriam is insane and murdered everyone herself.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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Under its working title, Malevolent, the film was 114% funded on Indiegogo on March 18, 2016, with the total amount raised being $52,713.[1][2] The film then entered production.

Process

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The film took five years to complete, and finished in late 2017. Post-production was completed in late 2018.[3][4]

William Shatner was confirmed to have joined the cast on October 14, 2015.[5]

Release

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To Your Last Death premiered on August 23, 2019 at the London FrightFest Film Festival,[6][7] and was released online via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and VUDU in the United States on March 17, 2020. The film received a Blu-ray release on October 6, 2020.[8]

It was screened online in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2021, as part of Grimmfest's May Madness Event.[9]

Reception

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Accolades

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Ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest 2020 Jury Award To Your Last Death Won [10]
Pasadena International Film Festival Best Feature Film [11][12]
Film Threat / Award This! 2021 Best WTF? Movie [13][14]

Future

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A sequel is in development, set in the same universe. It may be animated or live-action.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "Malevolent Indiegogo campaign" Indiegogo. Accessed 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ Moore, Debi, June 4, 2016, "Exclusive First-Look Still from Animated Horror Malevolent" (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/169407/exclusive-first-look-still-animated-horror-malevolent/). Dread Central. Accessed 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Sokol, Tony, 2/16/2016, "Malevolent With William Shatner Hits Crowdfunding". Den of Geek. Accessed 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ Gelmini, David, "Animated Horror Malevolent Launches Indiegogo Campaign" (http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/151847/animated-horror-malevolent-william-shatner-bill-moseley-launches-indiegogo-campaign/). Dread Central. Accessed 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ Galuppo, Mia, "William Shatner Joins Animated Horror Film 'Malevolent' (Exclusive)" (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/william-shatner-joins-animated-horror-832224). The Hollywood Reporter. Accessed 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "To Your Last Death Arrow Video FrightFest listing". FrightFest.co.uk. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Ayeni, Tofe (July 4, 2019). "UK horror event FrightFest to host 20 world premieres at 2019 edition". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "TO YOUR LAST DEATH coming to Blu-Ray October 6th!". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  9. ^ "May Madness Event". maymadness.eventive.org. Eventive. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  10. ^ "2020 Winners". crimsonscreen. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ^ "PIFF 2020". PIFF. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  12. ^ PIFF 2020 Award Ceremony, retrieved 2021-05-17
  13. ^ "2021 Nominees". Film Threat Award This!. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  14. ^ AWARD THIS! WTF INDIE | Film Threat | Award This! 2021, retrieved 2021-05-17
  15. ^ "Now don't get too excited". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  16. ^ "A little update from the bridge!". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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