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'Imposters' Director Caleb Phillips Signs with Underground Records (Exclusive)

Rising genre film star Caleb Phillips has signed with Underground, which is enjoying great success with its client Curry Barker's box office hit,« "Obsession"» .

The move comes after the premiere of Phillips' space horror thriller "« "Impostors"» at the South by Southwest festival, where the film earned a 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes critic score in the Midnighter section and is generating interest from potential buyers.

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Phillips wrote and directed the film "« "Impostors"» , a cross-genre film starring Jessica Rothe as a mother desperately trying to get her son back after he's kidnapped. When she discovers a way to bring him home, her husband (Charlie Barnett) begins to suspect that the child isn't actually theirs.

Phillips first gained attention with his short film «The Other Side of the Box» , which has amassed over 30 million views on YouTube and followed a couple who receive a mysterious box as a gift, leading to disastrous and terrifying consequences. The project feels more relevant than ever after the resounding success of Kane Parsons' film« Behind the Scenes» , which started as a series of popular short films on YouTube and broke A24 records last week.

Phillips then released a mind-blowing short film «"Play Me", which tells the story of a woman who wakes up in a car with no memory and finds a tied-up man in the back seat, along with a tape recorder with a note reading "play me back.".

For film "Imposters" »Phillips collaborated with producers Thomas Bond, Sarah Seligman, and Joe Bandelli, and Blue Finch Films represented his interests in global distribution. The cast also includes Yul Vazquez, Bates Wilder, Luisina Quarlery, Thomas Parobeck, Ian Lyons, Taylor Karin, Lee Bennett, and Declan Bennett.

Phillips is a graduate of the Los Angeles Film School who began his directing career working as a crew member on numerous projects.

Manager Aaron Folbe and Underground CEO Trevor Engelson will represent the director.

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