The pandemic in 2000 was a very unpredictable, tough time for the world. With a highly contagious deadly virus looming and government stay-in-shelter orders, the world awaits its unknown fate. For director and writer Leah Sturgis, these events inspired her to craft a science fiction and horror film with Trapped Inn that the world experienced similarly.

The film stars Matt Rife (Wild ‘N Out, Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything), Robert Palmer Watkins (The Walking Dead: World Beyond, General Hospital), Rickey Eugene Brown (Central Intelligence, A Hip Hop Story), and Jaylen Moore (Six, Homeland).

Here is the official synopsis:

An American cycling team gets trapped in a historic lodge during training camp high in the remote mountains in Europe. After members from the team mysteriously die, two rival teammates, Connor and Greg, clash as they fight for survival and try to uncover what’s killing everyone on the team.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with director-writer Leah Sturgis about the inspiration for the film, filming it in Malibu as the backdrop of France, the cast, and pandemic filming challenges.

Leah Sturgis made her feature film directorial debut in 2010 with the comedy Hard Breakers, which starred Sophie Monk and Cameron Richardson. She directed the documentary mini-series Wild Rise, which followed the pro cycling team of Wildlife Generation in qualifying for the Olympics in 2019. In 2021, she directed the documentary Deep Entanglement, a public awareness film about entangled whales and sea turtles off the coast of California.

Trapped Inn is available digitally on Friday, November 22.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Quiver Distribution