Jessica Rothe SXSW Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Imposters’ Sells to Brainstorm Media for U.S., Racks Up International Deals Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

“Imposters,” the SXSW 2026 sci-fi thriller from first-time feature director Caleb Phillips, has landed U.S. distribution with Brainstorm Media, which plans to open the film theatrically in early 2027. Jessica Rothe (“River”), Barnett (“Russian Doll”) and Vazquez (“Severance”) lead the cast. Phillips also wrote the screenplay. His short “Other Side of the Box” won awards […] Jessica Rothe thriller ‘Imposters’ heads to U.S. theaters in early 2027 via Brainstorm Media as Blue Finch closes global deals. “Imposters,” the SXSW 2026 sci-fi thriller from first-time feature director Caleb Phillips, has landed U.S. distribution with Brainstorm Media, which plans to open the film theatrically in early 2027. Jessica Rothe (“River”), Barnett (“Russian Doll”) and Vazquez (“Severance”) lead the cast.

Phillips also wrote the screenplay. His short “Other Side of the Box” won awards at SXSW and BiFan. In the film, a couple’s baby boy is abducted and his frantic mother finds a way to get him back. Her husband, though, starts to suspect that whatever she brought home is not their child. The U.S. pact is one of a batch of deals that U.K. sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films closed on the title in the run-up to the American Film Market. Vortex has taken Canada, with