en Retreat (2025 film)

Retreat
Retreat
Directed by	Ted Evans
Screenplay by	Ted Evans
Produced by	Michelle Stein; Jennifer Monks; Alex Usborne;
Starring	Anne Zander; James Boyle; Sophie Leigh Stone; Ace Mahbaz; Anna Seymore;
Production; companies	XYZ Films; The Fold; 104 Films;
Release date	2025;
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Retreat is an upcoming British thriller film written and directed by Ted Evans and festuring an all-deaf lead cast.

Premise

A young deaf-man begins to question his place in the isolated all-deaf community he was raised in.^[1]

Cast

Anne Zander
James Boyle
Sophie Leigh Stone
Ace Mahbaz
Anna Seymore

Production

The film is directed by Ted Evans, who is deaf, and features an all-deaf lead cast. It is loosely-based on a short film of the same name previously directed by Evans, which won awards at the Italian Cinedeaf Film Festival in Rome in December 2013 including Best Director in the fiction category for Evans with Sophie Leigh Stone winning Best Interpretation for her leading role.^[2]^[3]

It is starring Anne Zander, James Boyle and Sophie Stone, with Ace Mahbaz and Anna Seymore. The film is produced by The Fold and 104 Films with Michelle Stein, Jennifer Monks and Alex Usborne producing and XYZ Films selling worldwide.^[4] The film received British Film Institute (BFI) Filmmaking Fund production support in 2024.^[5]

Principal photography began in the United Kingdom in October 2024.^[6] Filming locations include Wolverhampton.^[7]

Release

The film is reported to be released in 2025.^[8]

References

^ Vourlias, Christopher (November 4, 2024). "AFM Buzz Titles: Indie Action Movies, Period Dramas and Genre Thrills Look to Lure Buyers at 2024 Market". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ Philip, Sarah (July 13, 2020). "The first British feature to be made using British Sign Language". Film Stories. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Deaf News: Brits scoop three prestigious Italian film festival awards". Limping Chicken. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ Ritman, Alex (October 29, 2024). "Ted Evans Sets All-Deaf Lead Cast for 'Retreat,' XYZ Launching Groundbreaking Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
^ Tabbara, Mona (December 27, 2024). "'The Thing With Feathers' , 'Pillion' among key 2024 BFI production awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ Navarro, Meagan (October 29, 2024). "MOVIES'Retreat' – Production is Underway on World's First Deaf Thriller". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ Walton, Daniel (October 10, 2024). "I caught mystery TV crews on camera as they filmed in Wolverhampton – and the scenes were very dramatic!". Express and Star. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Deaf people face systemic barriers in TV, film, media – and it's got worse". The Canary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

External links

Retreat at IMDb

[1] Vourlias, Christopher (November 4, 2024). "AFM Buzz Titles: Indie Action Movies, Period Dramas and Genre Thrills Look to Lure Buyers at 2024 Market". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[2] Philip, Sarah (July 13, 2020). "The first British feature to be made using British Sign Language". Film Stories. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[3] "Deaf News: Brits scoop three prestigious Italian film festival awards". Limping Chicken. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[4] Ritman, Alex (October 29, 2024). "Ted Evans Sets All-Deaf Lead Cast for 'Retreat,' XYZ Launching Groundbreaking Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[5] Tabbara, Mona (December 27, 2024). "'The Thing With Feathers' , 'Pillion' among key 2024 BFI production awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[6] Navarro, Meagan (October 29, 2024). "MOVIES'Retreat' – Production is Underway on World's First Deaf Thriller". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[7] Walton, Daniel (October 10, 2024). "I caught mystery TV crews on camera as they filmed in Wolverhampton – and the scenes were very dramatic!". Express and Star. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

[8] "Deaf people face systemic barriers in TV, film, media – and it's got worse". The Canary. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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