With the first batch of posters and the first trailer just around the corner, we’re so excited to release these last sneak peek images from Danger! Danger!
Danger! Danger! is the second feature film by Nick + Lexie Trivundza and stars Benedict Mazurek, Paul Haapaniemi, Angela Smeraldi, Alexandra Keller, Alexander Harris, and Matt Boone.
For more on Danger! Danger! Make sure to check out the official site!
It’s 1985 and adventurer, Jonathan Danger, has just crash landed onto an island off the coast of Africa, looking for a temple that may be his ticket to go back in time. Too bad the Soviets got there first.
It’s 1985 and adventurer, Jonathan Danger, has just crash landed onto an Island 20 miles off the coast of Africa. He’s looking for a temple that may or may not be his ticket to go back in time. Too bad the Soviets got there first. Too bad they want to go back in time to change the events of the Space Race and the Cold War and World War II. Too bad he has a punctured a lung. Too bad he’s been kidnapped by Jungle Jim and his sister Jade Calloway. Too bad he never gives up.
For more information and updates, make sure to visit the Official Danger! Danger! Site:
Here’s a first look at Danger! Danger! A sneak peek at all of the amazing work we’ve been up to! Danger! Danger! is a love letter to the films that made us want to be directors in the first place when we were growing up watching films like Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, the Goonies, and so many other wonderful films from the 1980s!
Danger! Danger! allowed us to work with an amazing cast and stars Benedict Mazurek, Paul Haapaniemi, Angela Smeraldi, Alexandra Keller, Alexander Harris, and Matt Boone.
For more on Danger! Danger! Make sure to check out the official site!
So exited to announce that Haunting of the White Sparrow is our next release on Crypt TV, as part of our new deal as the exclusive homes to our short films! This follows the release of both The Umbrella Factory and Jack the Ripper!
After a wonderful Film Festival run that included the likes of Seattle, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, London and Greece to name just a few, Haunting of the White Sparrow was also a Special Halloween Vimeo Select and has been featured in magazines and websites around the world.
Crypt TV, with their headquarters in LA, has millions of subscribers across their various networks and social sites. The studio was founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth.
We just wrapped production on Danger! Danger! our next feature film. It was the most amazing and hardest thing we’ve ever done. And when I say hard, I mean it, but it was also the adventure of a lifetime.
Growing up, the most exciting thing we could think of was to grow to be filmmakers working on films like Indiana Jones and exploring lost temples. Or driving time traveling DeLoreans in Back to the Future. Or finding forgotten Pirate Ships like the Goonies.
The thing that I never expected though, was to have the opportunity to work with such an AMAZING Cast and Crew. One that joined in on those experiences and came along on those adventures with us. Everyone who worked on Danger! Danger! gave 1000 percent. Not because they had to, but because, like us, love making movies.
It’s an experience that will stay with us forever.
AND we cannot wait to begin sharing Danger! Danger! with everyone else!
For updates, make sure to visit the Official Danger! Danger! Site.
We are so EXCITED to announce our Next Feature Film, DANGER! DANGER!
Production kicks off today and continues until the end of July. Danger! Danger! is a love letter to the Spielberg Movies of the 80s that we grew up with and made us want to be filmmakers. Taking inspiration from The Goonies, Back to the Future, and Indiana Jones, we’ve never been more excited!
Danger! Danger! Is the second feature film from Naissance directors Nick + Lexie and features an amazing cast that we can’t wait to announce!
Nick + Lexie’s debut feature film, The West and the Ruthless, just wrapped its international release in over 50 countries, the most recent being the UK release on June 7, 2019. Before that the film was released in North America (The US and Canada), Australia, and New Zealand by 4 Digital and Sony Pictures as well as a European Release by Manymore Films.
For upcoming news and announcements on Danger! Danger! make sure to visit the Official Site.
The West and the Ruthless Global Release kicked off May 15, 2019! Along with the North American, Australian, New Zealand, and previous European Releases, the film is now out around the world in the following countries:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Estonia, Fiji, Gambia, Greece, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Luxembourg, Malta, Micronesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Poland, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, British Virgin Islands and Zimbabwe.
Including the Friday, June 7 Release in the UK!
With the Global Release of our feature film The West and the Ruthless kicking off last week, we wanted to show off ALL of the artwork, posters, and covers used from around the world!
Below are the official covers for North America, Australia, and New Zealand, the brand new Global Release, and the European Cover.
The European Cover was selected from the original International Posters designed for Berlin and Cannes.
And here are the original Character Posters we released when the film wrapped production.
For even more Artwork from the West and the Ruthless, check it out here:
Very excited to announce that Naissance will be joining the Crypt TV family this week with the release of Jack the Ripper and The Umbrella Factory on their channel! After incredible film festival runs, followed by an exclusive broadcast deal on Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network, we’re pleased to announce the new homes for our shorts will be with Crypt TV!
Crypt TV was founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth and most recently joined by Jason Blum of Blumhouse, as they continue to grow their ever expanding monster universe and horror empire!
The GLOBAL Release for The West and the Ruthless is almost upon us! The film will be released in just about every country and on every continent on the planet!
Countries include The UK, Japan, Hong Kong, Israel, Austria, Greece, Belgium, Poland, Fiji, Vietnam, Thailand and many, many more!
With that said, we wanted to show off the Global Release Cover!
The West and the Ruthless, Global Release Cover
Stay tuned for more info soon!
Our short film, Little Red Riding Hood will be playing this weekend on Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network again! It’s part of an amazing collection of short films hosted by Jorge R. Gutiérrez (director of the Book of Life). It’ll also feature exclusive interviews with filmmakers and behind the scenes!
Little Red Riding Hood was shot in the Sierra Nevada region of California and tells the story in black and white photographs. The film has previously screened in Film Festivals around the world!
With Halloween just around the corner, what better time to head to the Drive In and check out some great horror films including our acclaimed short film, Jack the Ripper! The Red Dirt Film Festival (voted one of the Top 100 Film Festivals) is hosting a great selection of films this weekend AND if you happen to be in Oklahoma, check it out!
Here’s the OFFICIAL LINK for tickets below!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-dirt-film-scream-2018-tickets-50893033433?aff=eprofsaved
And if you can’t make it to the festival, you can check out the short film right here:
Jack the Ripper is currently airing on El Rey Network along with in-depth interviews and behind the scenes.
We’re really excited to announce that Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network is extending their option on The Umbrella Factory another year! We’re really proud of this film and love working with the great folks over at El Rey!
This also means everyone gets to watch our short film and the exclusive behind the scenes on television for another year!
The Umbrella Factory is the award winning short film directed by Nick + Lexie that first screened at film festivals around the world. It made it’s first television debut in 2017.
We’re pleased to announce that Sony Pictures is releasing The West and the Ruthless in Australia and New Zealand on July, 4th 2018!
The West and the Ruthless is the award winning feature film debut by Nick + Lexie Trivundza and has been praised for it’s performances and cinematography. The film was produced in association with Old Tucson Studios (Tombstone, The Quick and the Dead, Rio Bravo, 3:10 to Yuma, and the Magnificent 7). The film stars Danny Brown, Dan Fowlks, Rebecca Gomberg, Paul Haapaneimi, Alexander Harris, Benedict Mazurek, Will Roberts, Zoe Sloane, with Matt Boone and Katelyn Ann Clark.
The film was previously released in North America on November 7, 2017 and in Europe on April 27, 2018.
The West and the Ruthless European Release is today! In honor of the release, we wanted to show off one last Behind The Scenes Video! This was shot on Day 4 of the Production and the first day Paul Haapanemi was on set! It doesn’t look like it was 115 Degrees, but it is!!
For more on The West and the Ruthless, make sure to check out the Official Site!
The West and the Ruthless is now available just about everywhere! It’s available to rent, stream, and download on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and Vudu, it’s available to purchase online at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, and Target, or you can pick up a copy in stores at retailers such as Walmart, it’s even now available on Tivo, Cable and Dish via On Demand!
BUT WAIT, there’s more! The European Release has now been slated for April 26! The European Distribution is being handled by Many More Films after being acquired by Tall Tree Entertainment last year. The European Release will be available at iTunes, SF Anytime, Blockbuster, Plejmo, Elisa (Finland), and Altibox.
The West and the Ruthless, is an award winning feature film and directorial debut by Nick + Lexie (Nick Trivundza and Lexie Trivundza). The film is a Revisionist Western and was produced in association with Old Tucson Studios (Rio Bravo, Tombstone, The Quick and the Dead, 3:10 To Yuma, and The Magnificent 7) and stars (in alphabetical order) Danny Brown, Dan Fowlks, Rebecca Gomberg, Paul Haapeniemi, Alexander Harris, Benedict Mazurek, Will Roberts, Zoe Sloane with Matt Boone and Katelyn Ann Clark.
A brand new score for our short film Jack the Ripper has been composed by Gareth Murphy with a full orchestra. Gareth contacted us last year about loving the short film and wanting to try his hand at a score. What he delivers is a brand new take on the film that is wonderfully haunting and creepy and reminiscent of some of our favorite films of all time.
Gareth, seen in the photo with his back to the camera dressed in black, worked with Gavin Greenaway as the conductor who has conducted huge blockbuster films (just last year he did Dunkirk, Kingsman, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Guardians of the Galaxy)!
Jack the Ripper had an amazing run on the festival circuit and can now be seen on Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network.
We're really excited to be judges this year at the Red Dirt International Film Festival! As alumni of the festival with five films there (Little Red Riding Hood, The Umbrella Factory, Jack the Ripper, Haunting of the White Sparrow, and Around the World in 80 Days) we’re over the moon to be a part of the process this year and watch some amazing films from some amazing filmmakers!
For more information on the Festival, which starts March 22, check out the official site right here:
With the Award Winning Short Film, The Umbrella Factory playing on Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network, we wanted to show off a little behind the scenes that we’ve been working on for the Feature Film Development. The Umbrella Factory Feature has a wonderful new look that creates an even bigger world - somewhere between Tim Burton and Harry Potter.
Brian Miller, artist extraordinaire, crafted each of the amazing illustrations for the concept art below, from The Windmill on Windy Hill to the incredible details of The Peculiar Zoo!
The Windmill on Windy Hill
Graveyard Manor
The Curiosity Shoppe
The Peculiar Zoo
The Grand Lobby
An Automatted Carriage
The Umbrella Factory
Well, 2017 is almost in the rear view mirror! What an unbelievable year. Before we string up the Christmas lights and start pounding back Egg Nogs (so gross but you have to) we wanted to not only say HAPPY HOLIDAYS but also send a GIANT SIZED THANK YOU to everyone that helped us make 2017 our biggest year ever!
We kicked off the year by finishing up Post Production on our Feature Film, The West and the Ruthless! It was a great way to start off the year - and even better, it was immediately acquired for World Wide Distribution by Tall Tree Entertainment! They then headed off to Berlin to kick off international sales.
The West and the Ruthless, International Posters
The West and the Ruthless then Premiered at AIFF and we had the chance to screen the film to a sold out audience, a wonderful Q&A, and then an incredible after party with the cast and crew!
West would go on to win a ton of awards including Best Western, Best Actress, and Best Visual FX as well as rack up nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Actor at Genre Celebration! The film also grabbed some great reviews from the likes of Jonathan Martin at FilmQuest who said:
“Swaggering onto the screen with confidence and bravado, The West and the Ruthless will keep you guessing as it boils over to its thrilling conclusion. Grabbing you by the face and never letting go, Ruthless packs more grit than a prize fighter and promises a showdown that will leave you breathless.”
We did some wonderful press for the film including an interview with Scripts Magazine before the film headed to Cannes where it would be sold to 4 Digital and Sony Pictures!!
We then directed a bunch of commercials that went on to win a bunch of awards! Including two Pollies and five Telly Awards with awesome agency MTA!
After that we began preliminary work on our next features. This took us on some incredible location scouting adventures, including an abandoned western town and what looks to be the remains of another world - conveniently located in the 30 mile zone.
With the impending release of The West and the Ruthless, we began restoring two of our original shorts to their 4K and 5K glory. This was the re-release of Haunting of the White Sparrow and One Shot, which look amazing.
Then two of our other short films were acquired by Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network. The release included a brand new interview shot on location at the El Rey Studios and never before seen Behind the Scenes for each film.
Then we directed another round of incredible commercials! This time overseeing many of the fall campaigns for book publishing giant, Harper Collins and HarperOne!
After that, we had the opportunity to work on a brand new TV show about the war against ISIS, The Volunteers. We worked with the amazing producers at Ricky Schroder Productions and the show debuted on Audience Network with back to back episodes and some incredible advertising in Times Square!
Then, on November 7th, The West and the Ruthless was released on iTunes, Amazon, Amazon Prime, Target, Best Buy, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, VuDu, On Demand, TCM, and more!
The feeling of walking into a store and grabbing a copy is a feeling we'll never forget (although it was strange to have to buy a copy of our own movie - I mean - it's our movie, right?????)
November and December brought a ridiculous amount of film pitches - that fingers crossed - we figure out what we’re doing.
SO, here’s to an incredible and even bigger 2018!
Nick + Lexie
