Dark Star Pictures revealed a new trailer for acclaimed indie director Zach Clark’s (White Reindeer, Little Sister) newest film, ‘The Becomers’. The film follows two aliens trying to survive in modern day America by body snatching humans.
‘The Becomers’ had its world premiere at the 2013 Fantasia International Film Festival and it’s US premiere at Beyond Fest.
Starring the independent film are Molly Plunk, Mike Lopez, Keith Kelly, Isabel Alamin, and Frank V. Ross. The film also features narration from Sparks’ lead singer Russel Mael.
Release Date
Directed by Zach Clark, ‘The Becomers’ opens in theaters on August 23, 2024.
Synopsis
Forced to flee their dying planet, two body-snatching alien lovers arrive separately on Earth. Determined to find each other, the aliens jump from body to body, but they quickly learn that it’s not easy to inhabit their new, fleshy hosts, and that life in modern-day America is more complicated than they could have ever imagined.
The latest film from the celebrated American indie filmmaker, the visually striking and outrageously plotted film reverberates with the pulse of politics and cultural trends of the last five years —drawing from COVID, Qanon, and constant states of anxiety— while exploring themes of confusion, isolation, and the deep need for human connection through the story of two body-snatching alien lovers.
Reviews
Alisha Mughal in a Film Daze review praised the film, giving it a score of 8/10, writing “A vibrant comedy, The Becomers is a revelation and gift not only for its depiction of the power of love, that it can abide through and survive world shattering tragedy, but also because it offers us hope in this love, that it exists at all.”
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas in a AWFJ.org review also praised the film, writing “The Becomers is a quirky gender fluid scifi romcom with a heart of gold, empowered by the earnestness that filmmaker Zach Clark and his collaborators employ in the telling of his protagonists’ strange story.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘The Becomers’.