Luke Barnett Thriller ‘Teacher’s Pet’ Heading To AFM With Quiver & AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Teacher’s Pet starring Luke Barnett will be on sale at AFM with Quiver handling U.S. rights and AMP launching international sales.
The film’s story follows a brilliant high school senior who is days away from escaping to Yale, who must outwit her malevolent new English teacher when he becomes obsessed with her. As he reveals his sinister past, Clara fights a treacherous battle of wits for survival.
The official synopsis reads: When brilliant but isolated high school senior Clara’s English teacher dies mysteriously, a charismatic replacement arrives who takes a disturbing interest in her academic potential. As Mr. Heller’s mentorship turns to dangerous obsession, Clara uncovers his horrifying secret identity and murderous past. Now trapped in a psychological game with a predator who’s eliminated anyone standing in his way, Clara must use her understanding of Heller’s twisted psychology against him before she becomes his next victim. Some lessons are worth dying for – others are worth killing for.
Noam Kroll wrote and directed the film. Producers are Sheldon Brigman, Richard Handley, Noam Kroll, Kayli Fortun, and Brian Hanson. Exec producers are Luke Barnett, Charles L. Bunce, Kelby Thwaits, and Russ Dewolf.
The film also stars Michelle Torian, Clayton Royal Johnson, Kevin Makely, Sara Tomko, Drew Powell, Alexe-Anne Godin, Alexis DawTyne, and Barbara Crampton.
