Dark Sky Films today announced it has acquired US distribution rights to Camp, the second feature film from visionary female writer-director Avalon Fast. The film will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this Sunday, September 21, 2025. We also have a dreamy exclusive clip to share from the film to both celebrate the news and get you excited for the acquisition announcement.
In Fast’s new film:
Emily is the root cause of two devastating tragedies very early in her life, and she feels the weight of these accidents as though cursed. At her father’s suggestion, she takes a position at a summer camp for troubled youth to ease her guilt. When Emily arrives, she is welcomed by the other counselors, who accept her as she is and surround her with peace and forgiveness. Just as Emily begins to believe in a new kind of life, she starts to hear a voice whispering from deep in the woods—one that urges her to go home, and one that may be impossible to ignore.
In our clip, Emily and her new friends drink around the fire. But there’s something pulsating under the surface…
Watch now:
Zola Grimmer, Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Ella Reece, Austyn Van de Kamp, Sophie Bawks-Smith, Izza Jarvis, and Aiden Laudersmith star in Camp. Fast wrote and directed the film, with Taylor Nodrick, Jacob Glickman, Jackie De Niverville, Martin Cadieux-Rouillard, and Maya Cadieux-Rouillard serving as producers.
Fast said, “Camp is a hard story and one that is very close to me. It took time to find the right people to support me and this vision. From our first introduction Dark Sky Films were immediately invested and motivated to make this film happen. I am honoured to have the opportunity to share this film with the world and at Fantastic Fest to start.”
In 2019, Fast shot her first feature film, Honeycomb, which was selected for the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival and went on to screen at Boston Underground, Calgary Underground, Etheria LA, Fantasia, and many more. Fast refers to her unique style of filmmaking as GIRL HORROR, a term that reflects her focus on the eerie horrors of growing up, particularly with female influence.
Executive Producer Peter Kuplowsky said, “Upon seeing her early shorts and first feature Honeycomb, I was struck by Avalon’s confident style and eerie aesthetics, and immediately sought to support Camp, which evocatively expands on her signature dreamlike interplay of creeping dread and coming-of-age anxieties. With Dark Sky Film’s track record of championing boundary-pushing genre cinema, I am not surprised that they also connected with this haunting fairy tale horror, but am overjoyed that they will be shepherding the film towards savvy audiences that relish the strange and unusual.”
Following the World Premiere at Fantastic Fest, CAMP will have its International Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival, screen as the Centerpiece Film at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival for its East Coast Premiere, and have its Australian Premiere at SXSW Sydney.
Keep an eye on Dread Central for more news on the film.
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