Festival Trailer for ‘Riddle of Fire’ – Kids on a Quest for the TV Password
by Alex Billington
August 16, 2023
Source: YouTube
“The prince of the mountain forever grants to those with hearts rich.” An early festival promo trailer is out for an indie genre film titled Riddle of Fire, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Weston Razooli. This originally premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and it’s now set to play at the big three genre fests this fall: Toronto, Fantastic Fest, and the Sitges Film Festival in Spain. It’s about some kids on an adventure. Here’s the Fantastic Fest one-liner intro: “Three children go on an epic quest to uncover the password for their TV, finding themselves in their own video game-like adventure in the real world.” Over at TIFF, they also describe it as: “Three rascal children run afoul of an enigmatic coven in Weston Razooli’s whimsical neo-fairytale, which evokes a menagerie of esoteric genres and dreamy cult-film vibes.” This stars Lio Tipton, Skyler Peters, Charles Halford, Phoebe Ferro, Charlie Stover, and Lorelei Olivia Mote. The film seems to have a grainy, vintage look & feel, more like something from the 70s than anything in our modern times where a TV password is necessary. Check it out.
Here’s the festival teaser trailer for Weston Razooli’s Riddle of Fire, direct from YouTube:
From TIFF: “Take a ride with the Three Immortal Reptiles, a prepubescent gang of rascals who zigzag their dirt bikes through the woodsy realm of Ribbon, Wyoming, in pursuit of freewheelin’ fun. For Hazel (Charlie Stover), Alice (Phoebe Ferro), and Jodie (Skyler Peters), nothing promises more fun than the latest video game from Otomo – but when enjoyment of their successful (if illicit) procurement of a hallowed game console is stymied by a password-protected television, their mother tasks them with a quest to retrieve a blueberry pie in exchange for the magic words. The deceptively simple task compounds with complications, and the trio find themselves whisked away through woodlands dark, running afoul with the Enchanted Blade Gang, an enigmatic coven led by an honest-to-Lilith witch (Lio Tipton).” Riddle of Fire is both written and directed by American filmmaker Weston Razooli, making his feature directorial debut after many other short films previously. Produced by David Atrakchi, Weston Razooli, Sohrab Mirmont, Lio Tipton. The film initially premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar. It will next play at TIFF, Fantastic Fest, and Sitges this fall. No other release dates are set yet – stay tuned. First impression?
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