Check out the official trailer and poster for Masking Threshold. The film was directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner (read our interview with him – HERE) as well as co-written by himself and Samantha Lienhard. It features Ethan Haslam as the voice of the protagonist and Katharina Rose as Dana. The film was produced by: Günther Friesinger, Julianne Gabert, Jasmin Hagendorfer, and Johannes Grenzfurthner.
Synopsis for Masking Threshold
Frustrated by a constant ringing in his ears, a paranoid data analyst documents his obsessive attempts to cure his own debilitating tinnitus through a series of home experiments conducted in a makeshift lab. But as his research becomes increasingly dark and macabre, a horrifying secret behind his maddening condition is revealed with a potential cure more sinister than he could have ever imagined.
A deeply philosophical horror film inspired by Lovecraftian weird fiction and cosmicism, experimental filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner takes us on an unsettling journey into the paranoia of the human mind to reveal the disastrous consequences of the relentless pursuit of knowledge.
This film will be in select theaters on September 30 and available on Digital October 7 from Drafthouse Films. Be sure to check it out!