The first-time feature director's Neon release opens in theaters September 22.
stars as Samidha in a refreshing story about mothers and daughters facing generational curses together—in the form of a soul-sucking demon that preys on the pain and loneliness of those dealing with isolation.Sabina Graves, io9: Congrats on the film, I’m such a fan of global folklore and demons of myth.really brought lore I’d never learned about and melded it with a relatable coming-of-age story.
io9: It was so eerie and fun. And I loved the creature design. What were your inspirations for that? Was the soul-eater based on any artwork of the Pishacha, or descriptions of what people saw in their accounts of it?Absolutely. I mean, first of all, it was about taking in the kind of cultural artwork that exists in our in our texts and thinking about it as an interpretation. I worked with Todd Masters on this; he did the Borg Queen inand is a brilliant monster designer.
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