Ahead of its digital release later this month, a trailer, poster and images have been released for the psychological thriller The Subject.
Directed by the late Lanie Zipoy, the film stars Jason Biggs as Phil Waterhouse, a documentary filmmaker whose last project caught the brutal murder of its subject, a Harlem teenager named Malcolm (Nile Bullock), on tape. Now Phil finds his idyllic life threatened when he becomes the subject of a stalker who films his every move.
Phil Waterhouse is a successful documentary filmmaker with a thriving career, brilliant girlfriend, and lovely suburban home. His last film – The Price of Brothahood – was a rousing critical and commercial hit. During its making, though, the film’s subject – babyfaced Harlem teenager Malcolm – was murdered. An act Phil caught on tape. He is haunted by Malcolm’s death, watching his footage over and over again. Journalists, who once lauded him, hound him about his responsibility in Malcolm’s murder. Now, someone stalks Phil, filming his every move. He is unnerved being the subject of someone else’s movie, especially when it threatens his idyllic life.
The Subject arrives on digital platforms on February 20th.
