
#HARRY SHUM JR BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION MOVIE#
The movie can also be streamed through the end of the festival. Tue 09.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 09. Harry and the director of the film will be the special guests when "Broadcast Signal Intrusion" makes its Chicago Film Festival debut at the Music Box Theatre Thursday night. "I can't wait for the general audience and people to really see it and come up with theories that we never even thought of." Broadcast Signal Intrusion Thriller / Mysteriózní USA, 2021, 104 min (Alternativní 99 min) Reie: Jacob Gentry Scéná: Tim Woodall, Phil Drinkwater Kamera: Scott Thiele Hudba: Ben Lovett Hrají: Chris Sullivan, Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Justin Welborn, James Swanton, Jennifer Jelsema, Richard Cotovsky, Anthony E. "The story is actually inspired by actual broadcast hijackings or hackings in the 1980's in Chicago, it was this big old.
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Its story about a grieving Chicago man named James (Harry Shum Jr.) who becomes consumed by a sinister mystery hidden in a series of vintage videotapes stuck with us. The jumping off point for the film was the Max Headroom incident that happened in Chicago. We first saw Broadcast Signal Intrusion at SXSW earlier this year. EXCLUSIVE: Crazy Rich Asians and Glee star Harry Shum Jr. OK, so I’m pretty sure I butchered the quote, but that’s the gist of what Alice (Kelley Mack) tells James (Harry Shum Jr. "Those dark corners of some places you might not want to explore, but James definitely does that and you might be pulling your hair out!" "It also has atmospheric horror, dreadful horror but also mystery, I think all these things is why it's such a fun ride," Shum said. James ends up uncovering a possible conspiracy that is linked to the disappearance of several women, including his wife. "A lot of great Chicago actors, not just that, but the city itself kind of lends a hand in being a character in this." "This film based in Chicago and the origins of these signal intrusions coming from Chicago, I think it's just the perfect fit for the Chicago Film Festival, especially to have it play at the Music Box Theatre," Shum said.

said Chicago was a key ingredient in the story.

The terrifying source may be linked to his own painful loss.Īctor and producer Harry Shum Jr. James is a tech expert who discovers some disturbing video piracy on Chicago television. The leading man and executive producer spoke about the movie that was shot here in town and inspired by events that happened on local TV. inspired by the Max Headroom Chicago TV broadcast hijackings in the 1980s.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - "Broadcast Signal Intrusion" is a new thriller making its Midwest debut at the Chicago Film Festival this week. "Broadcast Signal Intrusion" is a new thriller starring Harry Shum Jr.
