| 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 |
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]
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]
The film was released in select theatres and VOD on March 15, 2019 and on DVD on April 16, 2019 by Vertical Entertainment and Lionsgate. [8] [9] [22] [23]
Chimera Strain won the following awards: [4] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
The cast and crew of Chimera Strain won the following awards for their work on the film.