Actor/filmmaker Mark Kassen joins us to talk about PH-1, the intense political thriller where he wears multiple hats as director and lead.
We discuss building the film’s real-time tension, working with Abubakar Salim, finding the perfect location, and unpacking the film’s powerful ending and themes around media, truth, and misinformation.
Synopsis: Set inside a luxury penthouse over the course of one harrowing night, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an unseen captor and forced to watch his reputation collapse in real time as social and traditional media weaponize speculation, spin and viral outrage. As his public identity unravels, he races to uncover who is orchestrating the attack, and why. While political in setting, PH-1 centers squarely on media: truth, misinformation, and the speed at which manipulated narratives can destroy a life.
PH-1 is available digitally May 8.
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