Written and directed by Peter Cilella, Descendent is focussed on Sean (Ross Marquand), who wakes up in a hospital after encountering a bright beam of light in the sky. Sean discovers a newfound talent for drawing pictures of alien beings and begins to have vivid hallucinations, all while fearing for the safety of his pregnant wife (Sarah Bolger).
Descendent is in US cinemas from August 8th and on VOD from August 15th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Set in present-day Los Angeles, DESCENDENT follows Sean Bruner, a school security guard who is haunted by childhood trauma while preparing for the birth of his first child with his wife, Andrea. After a beam of light appears in the sky during a late-night shift, Sean wakes up in the hospital with an inexplicable talent for vivid, unsettling drawings of extraterrestrials and desert landscapes. As his visions blur the line between dreams and reality, Sean’s grip on sanity unravels. With time running out, he must confront his fears to escape his family’s tragic legacy.
