The trailer for the 2023 film,The Becomersis here, putting a more gruesome and absurd take to the body-snatching genre. The film made its debut during the 2023Fantasia International Film Festivaland starsRussell Mael, Molly Plunk, Isabel Alamin, Keith Kelly, andMike Lopez. The film will have a limited theatrical release across America before it makes its way to VOD for all to see.
Directed and written byZach Clark, the film is about two alien lovers who arrive on Earth separately due to their fleeing from a dying planet. Mael narrates the trailer, with a message to their lost lover, hoping they’re doing everything they can to survive. It’s later revealed that there are many of these body-snatching aliens, who are taking over innocent lives to assimilate on Earth. However, the narrator believes there is a way to live on the planet without killing anyone.
Following its debut at the Fantasia Film Festival,The Becomerspremiered in the U.S. during the Beyond Fest and later in Europe during the 37th Leeds International Film Festival. At the time of writing,The Becomerscurrently has a 100% critics score onRotten Tomatoes. The sci-fi horror flick will begin its limited U.S. theatrical run on August 23 in New York’s Cinema Village and will end in Chicago on September 13 at the Music Box Theater.
Zach Clark’s Filmmaking History and Other Notable Projects
Clark is an indie filmmaker, who started his career in 2003 with the short,Elliot Flies. Since then, he has directed 7 movies, written 9 films, and edited 27 projects. Aside fromThe Becomers, Clark is known for his other projects, such asLittle Sister,White Reindeer, andModern Love is Automatic.
White Reindeerwas asuccessful Kickstarter projectof his, as it was able to reach its goal of $33,000 in 52 days thanks to the help of nearly 300 backers, supporting the project. The movie was set during the winter holidays when a widow forms a friendship with her late husband’s lover. It premiered duringSXSW2013 and starredAnna Margaret Hollyman, Laura Lemar-Goldsborough, Fernanda Tapia, Lydia Hyslop,Joe Swanberg, Chris Doubek,andNathan Williams. Since its release, the film has received an average critic score of 90% and an audience score of 51% onRotten Tomatoes. The film was also recognized in a handful of film festivals, as it won “Best Narrative Feature” during the 2013 Oak Cliff Festival, “Best Feature” at the 2013 Boston Underground Film Festival, and was nominated for Vision during the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
The Becomerswill be available for VOD on June 15, 2025. You can watch the trailer above.
