Incline Studios, a new independent production company led by Benjamin J. Murray and Michael Christensen, has launched and is unveiling its first slate of feature films. The company is being formed with a goal to “create meaningful, contemporary stories while rekindling the timeless cinematic feeling that has become less present in today’s independent film landscape.”
The Incline team has provided production services over the past decade and has evolved into a creative studio.
“Our goal has always been to bring audiences back to the feeling of discovery — to fall in love again with adventure, taking risks, and getting lost in imagination,” said Murray. “We want to make films that remind people why they fell in love with movies in the first place.”
Incline’s debut slate spans multiple genres. The lineup includes “Red Ink,” a 1949 newsroom thriller that interrogates media propaganda, institutional power and exploitation amid the looming threat of a mysterious global outbreak; “Engaged,” an adventure comedy set in Malta that follows two best friends on a journey to break up a wedding that transforms into a whirlwind journey of love, adventure and self-discovery, produced in partnership with Cineloop; and “Blood Bank,” a darkly satirical vampire heist film about survival, misrepresentation and what it means to be human as an underground gang of dissidents attempt a daring raid on the city blood reserve. “Red Ink” is slated to shoot in Syracuse, N.Y. in January, with a cast to be announced shortly; “Engaged” is slated to shoot in Malta in summer; and “Blood Bank” is slated to shoot in the fall.
“We’re drawn to stories that feel timeless but culturally urgent,” said Christensen. “Each project on our slate represents a step toward rebuilding the bridge between independent creative vision and widespread commercial reach.”
The New York–based company was also founded by Marty Lucero, Hamish Briggs, and Robert Goodwin.
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