OUT OF BODY: Indie Action Outlet Team Red Pro Reveal Trailer For Chilling Horror Short Debut
Given all the spur-of-the-moment horror musings I sometimes stumble upon, it wouldn’t be right of me to pass up Out Of Body, the latest from Team Red Pro and director Joseph Le who regularly pops in on this website as a standout action choreographer in the stunt arena. His credits partly include Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Knights Of The Zodiac, and Disney+ series “Ashoka”.
Billed as “a trippy sensual horror,” and taking inspiration from thrillers like X and It Follows, Out Of Body stars Lestonja Diaz, Curtis Lum, and Alexya Garcia from a script by Ryan Kim, and centers on a sheltered woman whose date turns into a surreal battle against a malevolent entity. The official trailer circulating this week certainly lends some scintillating and equally chilling visuals hinting at just how all this entails, and more importantly are Le’s motivations for making this shortfilm his first venture into horror.
This project addresses the grave issue of dating violence in the U.S., where statistics show up to 19% of teens face sexual or physical abuse, about 50% encounter stalking or harassment, and up to 65% endure psychological abuse (Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice). Inspired by real experiences within the stunt industry, this film is an allegory aimed at raising awareness and offering emotional catharsis for these deeply impactful issues.
Kudos to Le and producers Aimee Hawkins and Cina McKenna for calling awareness to a key issue they care about. As someone who has been following the stunt community for most of the last decade, I can assert his latest labor is ripe for the occasion. Check out the trailer and tune in to his channel for more updates.
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