Image Credit: Beyond the Woods

By James Peters

Beyond the Woods

Kamloops-shot film nearing its debut

May 27, 2019 | 3:19 PM

KAMLOOPS — Audiences will get their first glance at a feature film shot in the Kamloops and Westwold areas next month.

Beyond the Woods, written and directed by Brayden DeMorest-Purdy, is billed as a psychological thriller set in 1993. It depicts the interrogation of a man suspected in the death of his wife and disappearance of her brother.

Check out a promotional clip here:

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DeMorest-Purdy says the pre-production of the film took place throughout 2018, with filming in the Kamloops and Westwold areas early this year.

The release is planned for June. DeMorest-Purdy says audiences will be able to see the film in Canada, the United States, Europe and China. He adds he is hoping to get the film picked up on Netflix or Amazon, and he also hopes to enter the film in festivals such as TIFF, Sundance, Cannes, VIFF and Whistler.

Brayden DeMorest-Purdy (Image Credit: Brayden DeMorest-Purdy)