Please Don't Feed the Children

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Please Don't Feed the Children
Directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg
Written byPaul Bertino
Produced by
  • Jason Dubin
  • Josh Kesselman
  • Michael Hagerty
Starring
CinematographyShane Sigler
Edited byTodd Sandler
Production
company
Perry Street Films
Release date
  • October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)(Sitges)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Please Don't Feed the Children is a 2024 American psychological thriller film directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg and written by Paul Bertino.

Contents

Premise

A group of orphans head south in search of a new life after the country's adult population is wiped out from a viral outbreak. Soon they discover a dangerous secret from a deranged woman. [1]

Cast

Production

In March 2023, it was reported that Destry Allyn Spielberg would make her feature directorial debut with Please Don't Feed the Children, from a script by Paul Bertino, with Michelle Dockery being cast in the lead role. [2] In May 2023, Regan Aliyah, Zoe Colletti and Andrew Liner were cast. [1] The following month, Joshuah Melnick, Emma Meisel and Dean Scott Vazquez joined the cast. [3]

Principal photography took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico in July 2023. [3] The production was granted an interim agreement allowing the actors to continue working on the film during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [6]

The film had a troubled production, and after filming had wrapped in November 2023, several crew and vendors that worked on the film had still not been paid into May 2024. The film was eligible for $750,000 in New Mexico tax credits, but the production could not receive it until all vendors had been paid. Lead producer Jason Dubin took responsibility for the missing payments and had to seek additional financiers several times in order to pay the outstanding debts. [7]

Release

The film had a world premiere at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on October 11, 2024. [8]

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