Echo Chamber - 315 - Part Two (Silence of the Prey)

You can hear ‘Part One’ HERE, and ‘Part Three’ HERE, of this week’s episode!!!

In 'Part Two' @EchoChamberFP takes a look at a harrowing social issue, through the guise of horror / drama!!!

The great folks at The Horror Collective passed on this new indie feature framed around the perils of immigration. We then sit down with the young woman whose family history was the impetuous to step behind the camera and imbue her DMA into the film! There were so many technical issues with this, BUT, Karyna was a legend and powered through, and I think we ended up with a really insightful 90 minutes which you're going to love!!!

'Silence of the Prey' is directed by Michael Vaynberg & Karyna Kudzina (her feature directorial debut), which Karyna co-wrote with Saro Varjabedian. In a desperate bid to secure a future for her child (Isabella Bezell), an undocumented immigrant mother (Karyna Kudzina) takes a caretaker job. Unbeknownst to her, the elderly man (Chris LaPanta) conceals a horrifying truth.

Watch the conversation: HERE!

In 'Part Two' we have:

Silence of the Prey - Poster

Silence of the Prey

Watch Review: Here.

8th Golden State Film Festival: 23rd February 2024

Digital Release Date: 14th May 2024

Director: Karyna Kudzina, Michael Vaynberg

Cast: Karyna Kudzina, Isabella Bezell, Chris LaPanta, Lorianna Izrailova, Michael Doyle, Monte Bezell, Rebecca Packer, Tim Shelburne, Abigail Ashley, Brian Wright

Credit: The Horror Collective, Studio Dome

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Running Time: 95 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here.

Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast

Website: Here.

Instagram: @silenceoftheprey

Watch the conversation: HERE!

Karyna Kudzina (aka Karina Bezell)

Karyna Kudzina (aka Karina Bezell)

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, Model

Karyna Kudzina was born in a small town in the Republic of Belarus. She moved to NYC at the age of 20 for a better life for herself and her family. After graduating from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, she pursued acting at the HB studios. All while working as a model Karyna appeared on the hit tv show “Law & Order: Organized crime” on NBC followed by “The Americans” on the FX and “The Path” on Hulu. Acting alone was not enough, and Karyna went into production to fulfill her creative dreams. Her first films “Respite” and “El Gallo” found homes on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and iTunes. After bringing her mom to California, she heard her mom’s life story and was inspired to write her first feature film the horror “Silence of The Prey” which is her directorial debut and in which she starred alongside her 5 year old daughter Isabella. This film had a world premiere at the Golden State Film Festival, won awards at the LA Independent Women Film Awards and Cannes World Film Festival.

Follow Karyna via:

IMDb: Here.

Linkedin: Here.

Facebook: Here.

Instagram: @karynasfilms

Watch Karyna's films via Prime Video: Here.

Watch Karyna's films via Prime Video UK: Here.

You can hear ‘Part One’ HERE, and ‘Part Three’ HERE, of this week’s episode!!!

*(Music)

'The Big Payback' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020