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Exclusive: Sci-fi thriller “THE PROTOS EXPERIMENT” sets Los Angeles theatrical premiere with Q&A; new poster

It’s also coming for home viewing this summer.

THE PROTOS EXPERIMENT, the new film from Brian Avenet-Bradley and Laurence Avenet-Bradley (ECHOES OF FEAR, DARK REMAINS), will have its Los Angeles big-screen premiere on Sunday, July 13 at 5 p.m. at the Brain Dead Studios Theater (611 N. Fairfax Avenue). The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Brian (director, producer and screenwriter with Simon Clark), Laurence (director, producer and cinematographer), composer Benedikt Brydern and actors Anja Akstin, Ricky Herrera, Trista Robinson and Corey Landis. The movie also stars Fred Thomas Jr. and Mike Ferguson; the synopsis: “Kyra [Akstin] and John [Thomas] wake in a strange environment where they are plunged into a terrifying struggle where they can trust no one, not even their own fragmented memories. Now to escape, they must unravel the mystery of who is experimenting on them and most importantly…why.”

Tickets for the screening are now available here, and you can see our PROTOS EXPERIMENT review here. The film sees worldwide release July 15, with U.S. digital platforms including Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Microsoft and Fandango, plus a DVD edition.

 

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