A new found-footage horror title, Compliance, has unveiled an exclusive teaser trailer as part of its festival rollout. The feature debut from LA-based filmmaker Kyle Mangione-Smith is making its festival rounds ahead of its UK FrightFest premiere and North American Fantastic Fest premiere.
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UK FrightFest premiere anchors the festival run
Compliance is set for its UK premiere at London’s FrightFest, with a North American premiere at Fantastic Fest scheduled for later this month. The teaser release accompanies the festival rollout, and the project centers on themes of surveillance, online crime, and political conspiracy.
Cast and creative team clarified
Leading the cast is Megan Wilcox as Sam Cornell, a young crisis manager for the tech startup UVisit. The film also stars Lindsey Normington and Charlie Wood. The screen production credits list Ethan Spotts, Henry Hanson, George Matthews and Eugene Sun Park as producers, with DJ Speedsick contributing the score and Denis Kirkman-Moriarty serving as cinematographer.
What the teaser sets up
Compliance centers on Sam Cornell, who is tasked with cleaning up fallout from a sexual assault scandal that threatens to derail a multi-million dollar deal. As she attempts to manage the public narrative while supporting the uncooperative victim, she becomes entangled in a wider, dangerous conspiracy aimed at bringing down UVisit and its investors, raising questions about who controls information in a surveillance-heavy landscape.
The teaser trailer is being presented as an exclusive preview to audiences ahead of the film’s festival showings. The project marks Mangione-Smith’s feature debut and uses a found-footage approach with a screenlife framing.
