Entertainment teamGenre label The Horror Collective has released a trailer for Do not opena psychological thriller threatening to expose “the terrifying consequences of our modern obsession with technology” and offer “a stark reminder that the dangers we fear most may already be in our hands – on our phones, tablets and computers “.

Written and directed by Brian Babarik, the film’s cast includes Kian Lawson-Khalili, Swedish actress Johanna Smitz and newcomer Noëlle Gutierrez. Asking the question of what would happen if the technology you trust became your worst enemy, it will hit digital platforms on November 12.

The trailer for Do not openfrom Novel Thoughts Production, hints at a family’s descent into chaos after their daughter downloads a popular app to save face with her friends, leading the family members’ relationship with their devices to take a turn terrifying.

“We spend so much time looking at our screens without wondering what might be watching us,” Babarik said. “In Do not openwe explore what happens when we take off our blinders and explore what’s on the other side of all those tiny cameras and microphones that observe us in every waking and sleeping moment.

Producer Shaked Berenson (Turbo Child, Halloween Tales), CEO of Entertainment Squad, said: “The film serves as a warning. We have become so dependent on technology that we have allowed it to infiltrate every area of ​​our lives. He is a powerful look at the true horror that exists on our screens.

Upcoming releases from The Horror Collective also include The deserving“featuring a mute serial killer haunted by his past”, according to a synopsis, and Detanglingdescribed as “a poetic, dark reminder of the price that comes with love.”

Watch the trailer for Do not open below.