Canadian indie distributor and genre champion Black Fawn Distribution has announced its first major international deal through its newly launched sales arm, marking a milestone following its Cannes debut earlier this year, according to Deadline exclusive. 4
Death Cycle, a gritty motorcycle revenge thriller directed by Gabriel Carrer, has been picked up by Uncork’d Entertainment for distribution in the U.S. and the Philippines. The film will also receive a domestic release in Canada via Black Fawn Distribution in 2026.
Carrer’s latest film, a giallo-inspired slasher, is gearing up for its world premiere at the UK’s FrightFest on August 24, with a screening also scheduled at Spain’s prestigious Sitges Film Festival in October. A newly released trailer teases the film’s brutal and stylish aesthetic.
Starring Kristen Kaster (A Knight’s War, Death Valley), Matthew Ninaber (Psycho Goreman), Sasha Ormond, and Justin Bott, Death Cycle follows a woman mourning the death of her sister who is drawn into a series of grisly murders by a mysterious motorcycle killer. As the bodies pile up, she and a stranger investigating the case begin to question who — or what — the real monster is. The screenplay is written by Dave McLeod.
Watch the trailer here:
“With our festival run about to commence, the Death Cycle team is ecstatic to have our world premiere at the legendary FrightFest UK,” said director Gabriel Carrer, whose previous credits include For The Sake Of Vicious and The Demolisher. “It’s been a dream of ours from the moment Dave McLeod wrote the script.”
Carrer also noted his personal ties to the film’s aesthetic influences, said, “Given the film’s deep Giallo roots, and my personal connection to Italian cinema through my family, it felt only right to debut the film in Europe.”
Uncork’d Entertainment’s President Keith Leopard praised the film’s blend of genre elements, shared, “Gabriel Carrer has crafted a sharp, uncompromising thriller with Death Cycle, a film that masterfully blends giallo style with modern slasher brutality.”
Produced by Latefox Pictures, High Rise Studio, and Chrono Visor Images, the film is led by a production team that includes Carrer himself, Matthew Ninaber, John Ainslie, Dave McLeod, and Andy Wolting. It also marks the first collaboration between Latefox Pictures and High Rise Studio.
Black Fawn Distribution President Chad Archibald, who is handling world sales, celebrated the deal and continued partnership with Latefox.
“We’ve been long-time collaborators with Latefox so, this new release feels special,” Archibald said. “They’ve got a rich history of creating stylish, visceral, and dynamic features and we’re proud to have them call Black Fawn Distro home for their Canadian release.”
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