Press release from Adele Feletto Publicity
There will be no escaping The Tunnel next month as the most talked about Australian horror flick will have its world TV premiere on Showtime Premiere, May 18 2011 at 10.35pm.
Directed by Carlo Ledesma, The Tunnel was shot entirely in Sydney and in many of its disused tunnels and features an all Australian cast. The movie follows a news film crew’s journey into the city’s mysterious underground hunting for a “story” before the “story” turns on the investigative team.
In 2007 the NSW government suddenly scrapped a plan to utilise the water in the disused underground train tunnels beneath Sydney. In 2008, chasing rumours of a government cover-up and urban legends surrounding the sudden back-flip, investigative journalist Natasha Warner (Bel Delia) led a crew of four (Andy Rodoreda as Peter Ferguson, Steve Davis as Steve Miller, Luke Arnold as Jim ‘Tangles’ Williams) into the underground labyrinth.
They went down into the tunnels looking for a story – until the story found them.
This is the film of their harrowing ordeal. With unprecedented access to the recently declassified tapes they shot in the claustrophobic subway tunnels, as well as a series of candid interviews with the survivors, we come face to face with the terrifying truth.
This never before seen footage takes us deep inside the tunnels bringing the darkness to life and capturing the raw fear that threatens to tear the crew apart, leaving each one of them fighting for their lives.
Distracted Media’s Enzo Tedeschi said” We are ecstatic Showtime Premiere has come on board to broadcast The Tunnel simultaneously to our DVD and online release. A very bold move and a courageous strategy yet it means we can continue to expand the audience of the film – we’re potentially set to reach massive numbers through the support of our partners who are believing in “The Tunnel” and our not so traditional approach”.
The movie first attracted worldwide attention for its unconventional crowd-funding and release model. Distracted Media’s Australian producers Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey raised the film’s budget of $135,000 by selling each frame for $1 and opting to release the film via controversial internet piracy networks.
The Tunnel will be released on DVD and online globally on May 19 2011.