Selfie from Hell

Selfie from Hell (marketed on home video as Selfie Man)[1] is a 2018 Canadian horror film written and directed by Erdal Ceylan. It originally started as a short 2015 YouTube video with the same title.[2] The film stars Alyson Walker, Tony Giroux, Meelah Adams, Ian Butcher, Tyler A.H. Smith, Shaun Morse, and Matthew Graham.

Selfie from Hell
Official release poster
Directed byErdal Ceylan
Written byErdal Ceylan
Paul Burton
Produced byPaul Burton
Starring
  • Alyson Walker
  • Tony Giroux
  • Meelah Adams
  • Ian Butcher
  • Tyler A.H. Smith
  • Shaun Morse
  • Matthew Graham
CinematographyJeremy Walter Cox
Edited byJason Hujber
Hanno von Contzen
Music byPeter Allen
Production
company
IndustryWorks Studios
Distributed byViva Pictures
Release date
May 4, 2018
Running time
73 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

It was released on May 4, 2018, by Viva Pictures and received generally negative reviews.

Synopsis

After her cousin comes to visit and falls ill, a woman starts to receive strange mobile phone messages.

Premise

Julia leaves Germany to visit her cousin Hannah. After Julia enters a coma, Hannah finds out about the shadowy figure that appears in her cousin's selfies and that she is dealing with a supernatural force from the dark web.

Cast
  • Alyson Walker as Hannah
  • Tony Giroux as Trevor
  • Meelah Adams as Julia
  • Ian Butcher as F34R3473R
  • Tyler A.H. Smith as Selfie Man
  • Shaun Morse as Dr. Edwards
  • Matthew Graham as Dr. Jonas

Release

The film was released online on May 4, 2018, by Viva Pictures.

Reception

Chris Knight of the National Post gave a negative review stating, "The rambling plot dashes from one techno-fear to the next with barely time for its 30 or so jump-scares. Online videos! Blocked caller ID! Cracked screens! Red Rooms! Black Rooms!"[2] Ken Eisner of The Georgia Straight also wrote a negative review stating, "At its most creative, Selfie hints at grisly abstractions recalling David Lynch and Under the Skin. But everything is so rushed, eros-free, and sketchy, the filmmakers must rely on booming sound effects and tired found-footage tropes to sell a story that, scarily enough, didn't quite make it out of screenwriting purgatory."[3] Stuart Heritage of The Guardian wrote an article about this and similar horror films.[4]

References
  1. "Selfie Man". www.cinema1.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. Knight, Chris (May 3, 2018). "Selfie from Hell is more of a viral disease than a viral sensation". National Post. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. Eisner, Ken (May 2, 2018). "Vancouver poses for hellish thriller Selfie". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. Heritage, Stuart (January 29, 2018). "Failing to trend: Selfie from Hell and the curse of 'viral' horror films". The Guardian. Retrieved October 13, 2019.


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