The period of over twenty years or so behind the lens have certainly done Mark Toia quite the justice in lieu of his latest freshman feature, Monsters Of Man. The new sci-fi action thriller has already generated review buzz in 2020, and is hailed as a milestone for independent cinema with Toia entirely self-financing the pic via Indiegogo, and with Toia ramping up his own rollout plan as of December 8.
MONSTERS OF MAN is an action packed, suspenseful sci-fi thriller that reveals the terrifying dangers of sophisticated AI robotics used for military applications when a corrupt CIA agent (Neal McDonough – Minority Report, Captain America, Netflix’s 1922 and Altered Carbon) conspires with a robotics company to field test highly advanced prototype robots with the aim of winning a lucrative military contract. Their plan is to drop the robots into the infamous Golden Triangle to test their battle skills on unsuspecting armed drug cartels that no one will miss. The illegal mission is a disaster; haywire robots slaughter an entire village of innocent people. The brutal massacre is witnessed by a group of volunteer doctors on a goodwill mission.
Everyone is considered collateral damage when you need to hide the truth.
In his spectacular directorial debut, Mark Toia delivers high-end storytelling, capturing incredible performances, with all aspects elevated by incredible visual effects. All within a nightmarish vision of how deadly mechanized AI can go horribly wrong! Audiences at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival gave the film the win with rapturous applause. The general consensus at the post-screening bash was… F***ing Awesome! INDIE FILM HUSTLE were so blown away, stating that “Monsters of Man is one of the best films they have seen in 2020. A must watch!”
In no uncertain terms is Toia making his case known in this week in the PR releasing this week for the film. At any rate, it looks as ambitious and worth the watch as the language insists, and I think thid one’s worth a look given the fan hype the announcement is touting.
McDonough is joined by Brett Tutor, Jose Rosete, David Haverty, Paul Haapaniemi, Tatjana Marjanovic, Conrad Pratt, Kayli Tran, Ryan Hough, Jessica Blackmore, Ly Ty, Taylor Leigh Edwards, Jordy Tulleners, Ma Rynet, David Samartin, Trong Kam and Michael Goldman.
Rent or buy the movie now through Vimeo On Demand, and visit the official website for more goods on the project.
