To Your Last Death

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To Your Last Death
To Your Last Death poster.jpg
Directed byJason Axinn
Written by
  • Jim Cirile
  • Tanya C. Klein
Produced by
  • Jim Cirile
  • Tanya C. Klein
  • Cindi Rice
  • Jason Axinn
  • Paige Barnett
  • Lawrence Lee Wallace
  • Brian Confer
  • Nick Ford
  • Bill Gammon
  • Philip Landa
  • Ed Murphy
  • Nefertiti Thomas
Starring
Edited byJason Axinn
Music byRené G. Boscio
Production
company
Quirk Pictures
Distributed byCoverage, Ink Films
Release dates
  • August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)(FrightFest)
  • March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

To Your Last Death is a 2019 American 2D adult animated action horror film produced and directed by Jason Axinn, and written by Jim Cirile and Tanya C. Klein. It stars the voices of Morena Baccarin, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley and William Shatner.

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Plot

Sole survivor of a brutal attack that destroyed her brothers and sister, Miriam Dekalb is given a chance to re-live that night from the beginning, armed with foreknowledge of the events. Of course, there's always the chance that Miriam is insane and murdered everyone herself.

Cast

Production

Development

Under its working title, Malevolent, the film was 114% funded on Indiegogo on March 18, 2016, with the total amount raised being $52,713. [1] [2] The film then entered production.

Process

The film took five years to complete, and finished in late 2017. Post-production was completed in late 2018. [3] [4]

William Shatner was confirmed to have joined the cast on October 14, 2015. [5]

Release

To Your Last Death premiered on August 23, 2019 at the London FrightFest Film Festival, [6] [7] and was released online via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and VUDU in the United States on March 17, 2020. The film received a Blu-ray release on October 6, 2020. [8]

It was screened online in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2021, as part of Grimmfest's May Madness Event. [9]

Reception

Accolades

CeremonyYearCategoryNomineeResultRef.
Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest2020Jury AwardTo Your Last DeathWon [10]
Pasadena International Film FestivalBest Feature Film [11] [12]
Film Threat / Award This!2021Best WTF? Movie [13] [14]

Future

A sequel is in development, set in the same universe. It may be animated or live-action. [15] [16]

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