Production kicked off last month in British Columbia on Salt and Bone, a post-apocalyptic horror thriller starring Hana Huggins, Thomas Cadrot, Malcolm Goodwin, and Adrian Holmes, Blackfilmandtv.com reports.
Set in a near-future world devastated by a mysterious virus that strips infected men of their conscience, the film follows a fractured family navigating a society where morality has become a casualty of survival, forced to confront whether the virus itself or what people become in its wake poses the greater threat. Huggins stars as Thalia, opposite Cadrot as Stryker and Goodwin as Isaiah
Jessica Harmon, and Chelsea Hobbs rounding out the ensemble; additional casting is expected to be announced. The film comes from Visionary Productions, in association with Salt & Bone Productions and Martini Film Studios, with David Geddes directing. Felicia Simone and Susan Rodgers penned the screenplay based on an original story by Ian David Nsenga.
Nsenga executive produces alongside Jennifer Duong, William “Big Sleeps” Stewart, Roland Pointner, and Goodwin.
“At its core, Salt and Bone is about the terrifying question of what happens when we lose the very thing that makes us human: our conscience,” Nsenga said. “We’re creating a world that is as emotionally charged as it is frightening, where survival comes at a cost and every choice has consequences. Hana, Thomas, Malcolm and Adrian bring tremendous depth and intensity to this story, and we’re excited to bring this vision to life here in British Columbia.”
The casting also continues a notable pattern for Huggins and Cadrot specifically, this marks the third project the Vancouver-based actors have done together, following Lifetime’s I’ll Never Let You Go and Netflix’s Crew Girl, both of which also cast them as father and daughter.
Filming began October 8 and is scheduled to run through October 28.