Bashira

Bashira is a 2021 American horror film directed by Nickson Fong based on a Japanese legend. It was selected to festivals Cine-Excess, TerrorMolins, Shocker Fest International Film Festival, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre, among others.

Synopsis
After suffering a series of nightmares with bizarre and mysterious appearances, Andy (Liam Aiken), an electronic musician, and Lela (Mitzi Akaha), an aspiring singer, end up embarking on parallel journeys in search of answers.

Cast

 * Liam Aiken - Andy Monrovia
 * Mitzi Akaha - Lela Cavanaugh
 * Kiki Sukezane - Maya Shitara
 * Emma Caymares - Aliss Lopez
 * Brandon Gill - Chris Marshall
 * Akiko Shima - Yone Kume
 * Eddy Toru Ohno - Kazuo Kariya
 * Colin Cunningham - John Cavanaugh
 * Sayuri Oyamada - Yoko Cavanaugh
 * Akiko Fujiwara - Young Yoko Cavanaugh
 * Toru Uchikado - Michihisa Kariya
 * Takuma Anzai - Kenji Okazaki
 * Sono Hideko - Setsuko Shitara
 * Josie DiVincenzo - Sharon Monrovia
 * Alana de Freitas - Dani Cavanaugh
 * Nick Sakai - Limousine Driver

Production
In early 2014, Nickson Fong and Eko Nonoyama began developing the screenplay, with Eko's original japanese screenplay being completed in 2017. Later in 2017, Los Angeles filmmaker Todd Ocvirk created an adapted version of the screenplay in english. On the 2018 production set, producer Steve Krone said, "It's not a gory of violent horror film. I would describe it as more of a sort of supernatural kind of ghost story kind of horror film."

Principal photography began in Buffalo, New York in July 2018, and was initially scheduled to be released in 2019, which it did not. Some of the locations include WNED-TV studio, Statler City, Aurora, Little Rock City and Shinshiro, Japan.

Soundtrack
On November 6, 2021, the main theme song for Bashira was released on their official YouTube channel. The track titled "Can You Hear Me?" a music by Fumitake Igarashi & David Sisko performed by Katharine L. Feeley and Mark Matters.
 * "Can You Hear Me?" (Katharine L. Feeley and Mark Matters)
 * "Ocean of Embers" (featuring Mod Sun)
 * "Bashira Cursed Song" (Punk Metak Version) (feat. Septimo Cain)

Awards

 * 2021 TerrorMolins
 * Videodrome
 * Best Original Soundtrack (Can Your Hear Me?)
 * 2021 Bleedingham Horror Film Festival
 * Best Picture