Chimera Strain
2018 American film
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Chimera Strain (initially known as Chimera) is a 2018 science fiction drama/thriller film written and directed by Maurice Haeems, and produced by Jay Sitaram and Maurice Haeems.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Chimera Strain | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Haeems[1][2] |
| Written by | Maurice Haeems[3] |
| Starring | Henry Ian Cusick Kathleen Quinlan Erika Ervin |
| Cinematography | David Kruta |
| Edited by | Fritz Feick, Brian Scofield |
| Music by | Aled Roberts[4] |
Production company | Praxis Media Ventures |
| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment Lionsgate |
Release dates | |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Countries | United States India |
| Language | English |
Plot
A genius but mentally unbalanced scientist, Quint, attempts to save his terminally ill children, Miles and Flora, by freezing them alive through cryptobiosis. He operates out of a remote, abandoned, and isolated research facility where he clandestinely brings the comatose body of his estranged wife, Jessie, so that he may experiment on her and find a cure for his children. He buries himself in research, and motivated by the fear of loss, he works day and night to find a cure to their deadly genetic disease. He intends to decode the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish which are biologically immortal and possess the ability to transdifferentiate. However, Quint faces a number of obstacles, distractions, and antagonists in the form of Jessie’s spirit, his former flame Charlie, and his erstwhile employer Masterson.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Cast
- Henry Ian Cusick as Quint
- Kathleen Quinlan as Masterson
- Erika Ervin as Dita Gruze
- Jenna Harrison as Charlie
- Karishma Ahluwalia as Jessie
- Jennifer Gjulameti as Griffin
- Raviv Haeems as Miles
- Kaavya Jayaram as Flora
Release
Accolades
Chimera Strain won the following awards:[4][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
- Boston International Film Festival 2018 – Best Narrative Feature
- International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2018 – Best Sci-Fi Feature
- LUSCA Fantastic Film Festival 2018 – Best International Feature Film
- PDXtreme: Portland Underground Film Festival 2019 – Best Feature Film
- Phoenix Film Festival 2018 – Phoenix Film Foundation Best Sci-Fi Feature
- Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival 2018 – Jury Prize Best Feature Film
- Rome International Film Festival 2018 – Best Narrative Feature
The cast and crew of Chimera Strain won the following awards for their work on the film.
- Henry Ian Cusick – Best Actor at PDXtreme: Portland Underground Film Festival 2019
- Kathleen Quinlan – Best Supporting Actress at FilmQuest 2018
- Kathleen Quinlan – Best Supporting Role at NOLA Horror Film Festival 2018
- David Kruta – Best Cinematography at Boston International Film Festival 2018
- Lawrence Sampson – Best Production Design at New York City Independent Film Festival 2018
- Sara Mills-Broffman – Best Costumes at New York City Independent Film Festival 2018