The A-Frame – Fantasia 2024
July 18 to August 4, 2024
Content Advisory: Excessive or gratuitous violence
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Fantasia 2024
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A woman desperately seeks a cure for her cancer from a quantum scientist in The A-Frame. Donna (Dana Namerode) has recently been diagnosed with bone cancer in her hand, joining a support group led by Linda (Laketa Caston) and befriending leukemia-diagnosed stand-up comedian Rishi (Nik Dodani). After her doctors tell her the only solution to her cancer is amputation, ending her career as a piano player, Donna is approached by quantum scientist Sam (Johnny Whitworth), who claims to have invented a portal called the A-Frame, which has the power to dislocate the cancer particles in Donna’s hand.
The A-Frame Synopsis
The A-Frame is a sci-fi horror film directed by Calvin Lee Reeder. The film stars Dana Namerode (What Josiah Saw) as Donna, who is willing to do anything to cure the bone cancer in her hand and avoid amputation. She accepts the offer of Sam, played by Johnny Whitworth (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance), to use his experimental quantum dislocater. The experiment is seemingly successful at putting Donna’s cancer into remission and Sam wants to move on to a new subject using a full-sized A-Frame portal. However, both soon discover there are quite bloody consequences to playing God.
My Thoughts on The A-Frame
With The A-Frame‘s mix of quantum science fiction and very gory body horror, it is clear that actor-turned-filmmaker Calvin Lee Reeder (You’re Next, V/H/S) was more than a little influenced by David Cronenberg‘s The Fly. I don’t want to get too deep into spoiler territory, but those familiar with the early teleportation experiments in the 1986 film, will likely have a good idea of how things turn out in The A-Frame. Altogether, The A-Frame is an entertaining sci-fi horror film that does not take itself too seriously.
