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Hey Jackrabbit Media friends,
Fall festivities are underway and we've got the perfect titles for your cozy night in!
Kombucha bubbles towards its December release, Influencers is fresh off its Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Audience Award, and with new acquisitions on the horizon, November is shaping up to be our busiest month yet!
We head into the holidays with momentum - new key art, trailer drops, and a few surprises we're excited to share. Keep reading to see what's new for Jackrabbit this November!
🎬 Read All About It:
Bloody Disgusting shared the exclusive first look at the poster for upcoming Shudder Original, Influencers. Which promises to explore new locations, bloodier kills, and a deeper dive into everyone's favorite serial killer- CW. Also featured on the site is the exclusive trailer for the upcoming workplace horror/comedy Kombucha!
Experience the joy of the Christmas season in the welcoming small town of Mistletoe as ComingSoon.net released the exclusive trailer for Christmas in Mistletoe.
Following its Grimmfest screening, Kombucha filmmaker Jake Myers and actress Paige Bourne caught up with local Manchester Media Group to talk about the making of the movie.
Influencers continues to gather praise as "Kurtis David Harder has once again constructed a culturally topical, frequently engaging, and above all else, surprising follow-up to his already surprising initial hit." (Collider).
🎥 Festival Announcements:
The Mannequin played to fans in attendance at Screamfest L.A with thrilling reactions and a great turnout for the film's pre-VOD release screening! Also at the festival was Influencers which screened the following night to an excited crowd.
Amidst its festival run, Kombucha has been gathering praise as well as awards, including, Best Feature at Atlanta Horror Film Festival and Best Comedy at Grimmfest. Most recently, the film brought home the Best Horror Film award from Samain du Cinéma Fantastique.
Influencers recently won NorthwestFEARFest's Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature and the Audience Award at Brooklyn Horror Film Fest. Along with three awards from this year's FilmQuest Film Festival including Best Supporting Actress for Emily Tennant, Best Cinematography for David Schuurman and Best Sound for Elemental.
📣 Up and Coming:
The American Film Market is right around the corner! Catch Jackrabbit Media in attendance this year located in suite 1011.
Thanks for continuing to support indie film!
– The Jackrabbit Media Team
'A disillusioned Christmas movie location scout rediscovers her Christmas spirit while falling in love with the perfect leading man in the cozy mountain town of Mistletoe.'
Collins Abbott White's Christmas romance film, Christmas in Mistletoe, starring Tom Gipson and Kabby Borders releases on digital, DVD/Blu-ray, and AVOD November 18th.
November 3rd, 2025 - Bloody Disgusting EXCLUSIVE: Described as David Cronenberg meets The Office, check out why Kombucha has caught the attention of cinephiles everywhere.
Watch the exclusive trailer on Bloody Disgusting! Kombucha will be available on digital and DVD/Blu-ray on December 2nd.
October 27th, 2025 - Bloody Disgusting EXCLUSIVE: CW is back and deadlier than ever with and exclusive look at the sequel's poster.
The Shudder original, Influencers, will debut December 12th, 2025 with a promise for even bloodier kills.
October 20th, 2025 - ComingSoon.net EXCLUSIVE: You can't have Christmas without a little mistletoe.
ComingSoon.net released the official trailer for Christmas in Mistletoe, the upcoming holiday romance film, perfect for the holiday season!
October 20th, 2025 - The Mancunion INTERVEIW: Following it's UK screening at Grimmfest, The Mancunion caught up with filmmaker Jake Myers and actress Paige Bourne on the making of Kombucha.
October 16th, 2025 - Collider REVIEW: Following it's West Coast Premiere, Influencers scored an 8/10 on Collider's review of the thrilling follow-up to the 2022 film.
"Influencers is still a slick and stylish sequel that exemplifies everything that made the first movie such a fun watch and then some."
'Liana Rojas discovers a downtown Los Angeles building where her sister died is haunted by a killer who dismembered his victims years earlier, forcing Liana and her friends to find a way and escape the sinister ghost before they lose their own limbs.'
The Mannequin is available digitally and on DVD/Blu-ray NOW!
Jackrabbit Media will be in attendance and taking meetings at the American Film Market November 11th-16th.
Location: Fairmont Century Plaza, Suite 1011
The cast and crew of The Mannequin in attendance at Screamfest LA 2025.
Jackrabbit Media team with the cast of Influencers at Screamfest LA 2025.
Lookout
Directed by: Stefan Colson
'A young woman steps away from her chaotic life to work at a fire lookout tower, but things take a sinister turn when strange, otherworldly events begin to occur.'
The Jurassic Games: Extinction
Directed by: Ryan Bellgardt
'In a dystopian future, contestants are forced into a virtual reality game where they must battle dinosaurs and each other to the death.'
Tom Gipson - Actor (Christmas in Mistletoe)
JRM: How did you first react when you read this script? What about the story appealed to you most?
Tom: What stood out to me the most about Brian and Vicki’s script was how meta it was. It’s a Christmas movie about characters trying to make a Christmas movie that has two other Christmas movies within it (the opening scene and the black and white movie referenced throughout). Add to the fact we filmed during that time of the year- it was almost surreal. Vicki also has a way with making the dialogue sound both grounded and real, something many films in this genre tend to lack.
JRM: You’re co-starring alongside Kabby Borders in this film. What was your experience working with her and did you learn anything from your co-star?
Tom: Kabby was a lot of fun to work with. She doesn’t take herself too seriously and really tries to enjoy life as much as possible by making the most of any and all opportunities. On one of our days off we went to the Biltmore Estate together and got to experience that beautiful property during the such a fun time of the year. If I recall correctly they had 64 Christmas trees inside of the mansion (don't fact check me on that lol) We sort of fell into our characters during the shoot. Me, the Christmas loving optimist with golden retriever energy and her, the snarky and slightly jaded black cat. I think It really lent itself to the chemistry on screen. I learned a few things from her but the most important thing I learned was who Charli XCX was.
JRM: You’ve trained extensively and have a rich acting resume. What drew you to acting in the first place, and how has that motivation evolved over the years?
Tom: What drew me to acting was my love of movies since I was a kid. I remember being 10 and my parents having separated. My dad would get me and my sisters every other weekend and we would go to the movies, that was our thing, we would just spend the day in theater. But even having that love of cinema I didn’t get into acting until later in my career. After college I worked in finance for nearly a decade on Wall Street for Merrill Lynch. After working in finance for several years I knew I wanted to make a change but wasn’t quite sure what that change was, until I asked myself if I could do anything without fear of failure, what would it be? Having that intimately honest conversation with myself, I knew It was being in the movies telling great stories as a leading man. So, I started taking some classes in NYC at Stella Adler and then a 2 year conservatory at William Esper and the rest is history.
JRM: For aspiring actors who see your dual role as performer and coach: what advice would you give about choosing roles and preparing for them?
Tom: Make specific and strong choices. So often when I'm coaching an actor for an audition they’ll come in with very surface level choices if any choices at all. Without strong and specific choices the tape will be at best natural but casual. But then after a bit of diving into what the script is really about and adopting a point of view from the character's perspective with some strong and bold choices that support the script, I’ll see a rich and connected performance that captivates. So yea, make strong choices young Padawans.
JRM: Do you have a personal holiday tradition or memory that you feel resonates with the themes of this film?
Tom: My little sister and I will watch Christmas movies together and my mom bakes these family tradition Christmas cookies every year…My sister and I will help put the icing on!
JRM: What was it like shooting on location in Tryon then getting to experience the movie on the same screen used during filming at the Tryon International Film Festival?
Tom: Tryon was so incredibly welcoming, in so many ways it felt just like the town of Mistletoe in the film. Getting to watch our movie in the same gorgeous Tryon theater that we filmed the beautiful climax scene at the end was again a hint of the surreal meta nature of the film and entire experience. Everything about it was magical and majestic. I’d like to give a special thank you to Mary and Kevin Parker of the GreenLife Inn where we not only stayed during filming but also filmed there as the Mistletoe Inn location! And I can’t forget their precious little doggy Violet who also made and appearance in the film!
JRM: With the film being released in the holiday season, what’s your hope for how this film might be experienced by viewers (alone, with family, during a movie night)?
Tom: My hope is that anyone, whether with family and loved ones or by themselves for the holidays, can watch this film and get some joy from it and possibly fill them with even just a little bit of that Christmas spirit.
JRM: Favorite Christmas or holiday film of all time?
Tom: Such a great question…I’d probably have to go with Home Alone (1 or 2 depending on whichever one I watched last lol) and a special runner up is Jim Henson’s The Christmas Toy which is a little hidden gem that as a kid absolutely mesmerized me.
JRM: Were there any memorable moments on set or during scenes?
Tom: A great experience I had on set was having a bit of freedom to improvise and bring some of my ideas to the table. In the scene where I knock on Willow’s door to make amends, having the Bah Humbug ticket and ripping it up was not in the script. Originally it was written that I knock on the door empty handed so I came up with that idea as a way to have a fun callback to that inside joke between us and as a way to insert a bit more heart to the scene to bring Willow and Zach closer together.
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