Sky Peals Explained

Director:Moin Hussain
Screenplay:Moin Hussain
Music:Sarah Davachi
Cinematography:Nick Cooke
Editing:Nse Asuquo
Producer:Michelle Stein
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Sky Peals is a 2023 British science fiction drama film written and directed by Moin Hussain in his feature directorial debut. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Venice International Critics' Week sidebar.[1] [2] [3] It was later screened at the BFI London Film Festival and at the Stockholm International Film Festival.[4]

The film will be theatrically released in United Kingdom and Ireland on 9 August 2024.[5]

Reception

[6] The Guardian called it a "creepy, distinctive British feature" and a "pointed meditation on racial and cultural identity, dressed up as a kind of emo SF tale." They awarded the film four stars out of five.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ntim . Zac . 'Sky Peals': First-Look At Venice Critics' Week Title From British Filmmaker Moin Hussain . 4 July 2024 . . 29 August 2023.
  2. News: Ramachandran . Naman . Venice Fresh Faces: 'Sky Peals' Star Faraz Ayub . 4 July 2024 . . 3 September 2023.
  3. News: Mintzer . Jordan . 'Sky Peals' Review: Intimate British Character Study Chronicles a Multiracial Man's Estrangement . 4 July 2024 . . 6 September 2023.
  4. News: Solanas takes Bronze Horse at Stockholm festival . 4 July 2024 . Screen International. 28 November 2023 . en.
  5. News: Heath . Paul . Release date announced for sci-fi drama 'Sky Peals' . 4 July 2024 . . 10 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Sky Peals. . . 30 July 2024 . en.
  7. News: Brooks . Xan . Sky Peals review – eerie tale of lost souls at the service station . The Guardian . 2023-09-05 . 2024-08-08 .