Style distribution label Chroma has acquired North American rights to a trio of worldwide options together with “Mash Ville,” described as a whiskey-soaked kimchi western that earned its director greatest director honors on the Fantasia Worldwide Movie Pageant.
The South Korean title shall be Chroma’s first launch from the bundle, dropping digitally on Jan. 23, adopted by Poland’s “Lifeless by Daybreak” and Estonia’s “The Black Gap.”
Director Wook Hwang’s “Mash Ville” is a kimchi western following 9 people and one corpse whose conflicting goals result in escalating chaos in what Chroma describes as “Coen Brothers meets Tarantino.” The movie earned Hwang the very best director award on the Fantasia Worldwide Movie Pageant.
Author-director Dawid Torrone’s “Lifeless by Daybreak” represents a uncommon giallo entry from Poland, delivering theatrical horror by means of stylized visuals. After its world premiere on the Brussels Worldwide Incredible Movie Pageant, the function performed Morbido Fest, Screamfest and Grimmfest, incomes a particular point out for greatest cinematography on the latter.
Moonike Siimets’ “The Black Gap” presents an absurdist, arthouse strategy to sci-fi by means of its triptych construction following a small Estonian group coping with extraterrestrials, an enormous spider and an Austrian in breeches after a black gap materializes inside a lilac bush. Following its Incredible Fest 2024 premiere, the movie collected awards at Les Utopiales in France, the Sognielettrici Electricdreams Worldwide Movie Pageant in Milan, the Warsaw Worldwide Movie Pageant, goEast in Germany, the UnderGround Movie Pageant in Calgary and the European Movie Pageant Palić in Serbia.
Chroma negotiated the offers with The Coven for “Lifeless by Daybreak,” EST Media for “Mash Ville” and The Reel Suspects for “The Black Gap.”
“A part of what fuels Chroma’s ardour for style cinema is how powerfully it transcends language. These three worldwide movies grabbed us instantly – they’re gripping, entertaining, and wildly creative in methods that can resonate immediately with style followers, proving that the very best, wildest concepts cross boundaries and cultures,” stated Ahbra Perry, VP of Chroma. “A blood-curdling scream sounds the identical in any language, and ‘Lifeless By Daybreak,’ ‘The Black Gap,’ and ‘Mash Ville’ push that universality to thrilling extremes. Including these titles to the Chroma slate displays precisely the sort of thrilling, high-impact international storytelling we’re dedicated to releasing in 2026.”
Launched in 2025, Chroma operates as a U.S.-based distribution label targeted on science fiction and horror content material. The corporate capabilities below Narrative Distribution, a part of the Narrative portfolio of corporations, delivering titles throughout streaming platforms, transactional storefronts, broadcast channels, DVD retailers and airways.
