Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to the acclaimed genre-bending comedy The Becomers.
The Becomers Details
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) wrote, directed, and edited The Becomers. It stars Molly Plunk (Little Sister, See You Next Tuesday), Mike Lopez (May December, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms), Frank V. Ross (Drinking Buddies), Isabel Alamin, and Keith Kelly, and features the voice of Russell Mael, lead singer of pop-rock duo Sparks.
Penned by Clark in March 2021, the film draws heavily from the American politics of that time —drawing from COVID, Qanon, and constant states of anxiety— while exploring themes of confusion, isolation, and the deep need for human connection through the story of two body-snatching alien lovers.
Dropped to Earth and escaping their dying planet, the two extraterrestrials (played by a sequence of actors) seek each other out —jumping from body to body— on our planet while becoming increasingly drawn into the madness of modern-day America.
“I made The Becomers to capture the way 2020 felt for me,” said Clark, “and it’s been both moving and unnerving to see that feeling continue to resonate with audiences. I’m so excited to be working with Dark Star to get this thing out into the weird, wild world.”
The film world premiered at the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, with its US premiere following at Beyond Fest and European premiere at the 37th Leeds International Film Festival.
The Becomers is eyeing a release in Q3 2024.
