Tilman Singer’s LUZ, starring Luana Velis and Jan Bluthardt, which played at the prestigious Fantasia Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Berlin International Film Festival, and Sitges Film Festival, will open in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, July 19 with a national release to follow.

LUZ begins as a young female cabdriver (Luana Velis, in the title role) drags herself into a run-down police station. However, a demonic entity has followed her there, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.

Shooting entirely on 16mm, first time feature film director Tilman Singer pays homage to horror masters David Cronenberg, Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci, while infusing the genre with a fresh take of his own.