Utopia, Sumerian, and Steven Soderbergh
Present
A FILM BY EDDIE ALCAZAR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | STEVEN SODERBERGH
STARRING | STEPHEN DORFF, MOISES ARIAS, JASON GENAO, KARRUECHE TRAN, BELLA THORNE, SCOTT BAKULA, MIKE O’HEARN, EMILY WILLIS
* * OPENING IN THEATERS BEGINNING OCTOBER 13TH * *
*WORLD PREMIERE – SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023*
*OFFICIAL SELECTION – FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL 2023*
*OFFICIAL SELECTION – SITGES FILM FESTIVAL 2023*
Utopia and Sumerian invite you to experience DIVINITY, from writer-director-producer Eddie Alcazar (PERFECT, FUCKKKYOUUU), Executive Produced by Steven Soderbergh. Set in an otherworldly human existence, scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula) dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named “Divinity.” Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream. Society on this barren planet has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose true origins are shrouded in mystery. Two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, and with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality. DIVINITY had its World Premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will open in theaters beginning October 13th.
DIRECTOR | EDDIE ALCAZAR
SCREENWRITER | EDDIE ALCAZAR
CINEMATOGRAPHER | DANNY HIELE
PRODUCERS | EDDIE ALCAZAR, JAVIER LOVATO, RAPHAEL GINDRE, JOHNNY STARKE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | STEVEN SODERBERGH
MUSIC | DJ MUGGS, DEAN HURLEY
88 MINUTES | ENGLISH
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR | EDDIE ALCAZAR
Eddie Alcazar is an American director, writer, producer and game developer. Unconfined by genre, his multi-technique approach to visual storytelling is an exploration of undiscovered cinematic territories. He coined the term “Meta-Scope” to describe a visionary technique that blends live action and stop-motion.
Alcazar was the winner and sole recipient of a worldwide art and design competition, receiving a scholarship to the Academy of Art University where he studied VFX and Animation Film Theory. He was named one of the 25 New Faces of Film by Filmmaker Magazine and one of the best new directors in America by Shoot Magazine.
His work includes the award-winning and AICP-shortlisted commercial “Everlast Astral” and the Berlin Fashion Festival winning Versace “Bright Crystal”. In 2013 he directed the documentary TAPIA with Executive Producer 50 Cent for HBO, and in 2016 his film collaboration with Flying Lotus FUCKKKYOUUU premiered at Sundance.
Alcazar’s recent credits include: directing the feature length sci-fi thriller PERFECT (SXSW 2018) executive produced by Steven Soderbergh via Alcazar’s company Brainfeeder Films; producing KUSO (Sundance 2016) and directing the award winning film THE VANDAL (Cannes 2021) Executive produced by Darren Aronofsky.
