Honeycomb (2022 film)

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Honeycomb
Directed byAvalon Fast
Written byAvalon Fast
Produced byAvalon Fast
Starring
  • Rowan Wales
  • Sophie Bawks-Smith
  • Jillian Frank
  • Destini Stewart
  • Mari Geraghty
Edited byAvalon Fast
Music by Max Graham
Release date
Running time
70 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Honeycomb is a 2022 Canadian horror film directed and co-written by Avalon Fast in her feature directorial debut. [1] It stars Rowan Wales, Sophie Bawks-Smith, Jillian Frank, Destini Stewart and Mari Geraghty. [1]

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It premiered virtually at the Slamdance Film Festival on 27 January 2022, [1] [2] [3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival. [4]

Plot summary

Cast

Production

Filming took place during 2019 on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. [1]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.30/10. [6]

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References

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  4. Sarah Foulkes, "Is Avalon Fast the new face of Canadian genre cinema?". Cult MTL , July 31, 2022.
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