EXCLUSIVE: Brittany O’Grady (The White Lotus) and E. J. Bonilla (The Exorcist: Believer) are leading under-the-radar thriller-horror In Our Blood, which will launch at the Fantasia Film Festival at the end of the month.

Heralding from doc filmmaker and Oscar short nominee Pedro Kos, who recently signed with CAA, the project is the first fully financed by Duncan Jones and Stuart Fenegan’s Liberty Films, under their initiative to support debut features.

Moon filmmaker Jones is among executive producers with actor Morgan Freeman and producing partner Lori McCreary. 

In In Our Blood, filmmaker Emily Wyland (O’Grady) teams up with cinematographer Danny (Bonilla) to shoot an intimate documentary about reuniting with Emily’s estranged mother after a decade apart. When her mother suddenly goes missing, possibly succumbing to the addictions that first tore her family apart, Emily and Danny must piece together increasingly sinister clues to find her before it’s too late.

Also starring are Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Krisha Fairchild (Channel Zero, Krisha), Steven Klein, Bianca Comparato (3%), and Leo Marks.

Producers are Aaron Kogan, Steven Klein, Gary Lucchesi, Michael McKay, and Stuart Fenegan. Clay Tweel is an exec producer. CAA Media Finance is representing the film’s North American distribution rights.

Screenplay comes from Mallory Westfall, known for her work in the genre space, including the series Fear the Walking Dead and Chucky. Script is based on a story by Aaron Kogan, Steven Klein, Clay Tweel, and Mallory Westfall.

Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary said of the project: “We’re thrilled to help bring the chilling vision of the In Our Blood film team to life. Putting his documentary chops to good use, director, Pedro Kos has elevated the found-footage genre, creating something fresh and uniquely terrifying. It will be exciting to see how audiences react to the many surprises and twists in the storytelling.”

Director Pedro Kos, known for docs Rebel Hearts and Lead Me Home, added: “It’s exciting for me to apply to a genre feature the storytelling skills I’ve honed over years making documentaries. In Our Blood has all the scary and thrilling elements of a psychological mystery, while tackling real issues of addiction, stigma, and a world that preys on our most vulnerable.”