By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Self-help becomes horrific in the award-winning movie releasing next month.
Welcome Villain Films releases MIND BODY SPIRIT across digital platforms May 7. The screenlife frightfest, which just took the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Unnamed Footage Festival, was written and directed by Alex Henes and Matthew Merenda and stars Sarah J. Bartholomew, Madi Bready, Anna Knigge and KJ Flahive. The synopsis: “MIND BODY SPIRIT follows Anya [Bartholomew], an aspiring yoga influencer, as she embarks on a ritual practice left behind by her estranged grandmother. What starts as a spiritual self-help guide quickly evolves into something much more sinister. As Anya becomes obsessed with the mysterious power of the practice, she unwittingly unleashes an otherworldly entity that begins to take control of her life–and her videos. Now Anya must race to unlock the truth, before her descent into madness threatens to consume her mind, body and spirit.”