Overview
- Leviticus, Adrian Chiarella’s debut feature, premiered at Sundance and opened in U.S. theaters during Pride Month after a reported acquisition by Neon.
- Chiarella says he made the film as a personal response to a recent rise in anti‑LGBTQ hostility, using horror tradition to make that social threat feel literal and immediate.
- The story centers on two young men stalked by a supernatural entity that appears through desire and only attacks when victims are alone, forcing strategies of separation and mutual care.
- Production design and cinematography use mirrors, windows and bleak industrial landscapes to stress mistrust, perception and the film’s framing as a modern biblical parable.
- Early reviews praise the scares and performances, industry conversation is turning to awards season, and post‑theatrical streaming plans have not yet been announced.