Slapface

Slapface
Poster
Directed byJeremiah Kipp
Written byJeremiah Kipp
Based onSlapface
by Jeremiah Kipp
Produced byMike Manning
Artisha Mann Cooper
Joe Benedetto
StarringAugust Maturo
Mike Manning
Libe Barer
Dan Hedaya
CinematographyDominick Sivilli
Edited byKatie Dillon
Music byBarry J. Neely
Production
companies
Chhibber Mann Productions
Mirror Image Films
Artman Cooper Productions
Distributed byShudder
Epic Pictures Group
Release dates
  • March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20) (Cinequest Film Festival)
  • February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.3 million[1][2][3]

Slapface is a 2021 American Indie horror film[4] written and directed by Jeremiah Kipp and produced by Mike Manning. A feature-length adaptation of Kipp's 2017 short film of the same name, it features an ensemble cast that includes Manning, August Maturo, Libe Barer, Dan Hedaya and Lukas Hassel as the film's monster.[5]

The film premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival on March 20, 2021, where it won the Audience Award in the "Feature Thriller, Horror or Sci-Fi" category.[6][7][8] It was released by Shudder and Epic Pictures Group in the United States on February 3, 2022.

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  8. ^ ""Cinequest is honored to announce the jury and audience award recipients from the recent Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and congratulate and thank all the artists."". Instagram. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.