Meet The Winning Underdog Team In Mikhail Red’s Esports Film “Friendly Fire”

Mikhail Red helms to win in his latest upcoming movie “Friendly Fire” starring Coleen Garcia, Loisa Andalio, Yves Flores, Jan Bautista, Harvey Silverio and Bob Jbeili.

From Black Cap Pictures, “Friendly Fire” follows a team of underdogs in the highly competitive world of esports that is put to a test when their star player suddenly quits for the bigger gains.  One fateful day, while playing the popular shooter game PROJECT: XANDATA–Hazel (Andalio), with the username Kaya, is randomly matched against Team ISLA, the Philippine national e-sports team. During the intense and widely viewed match, Hazel takes a lucky sniper shot killing half of the enemy team. That one spectacular move goes viral among the online gaming community, making her an instant gaming sensation. The next day Hazel is visited and recruited by Sonya Wilson (Garcia), visionary entrepreneur and founder of Team ISLA. Sonya, also a gamer, wishes to put Philippine e-sports on the global map and invites Hazel to live and train at the Team’s gaming house, with the promise of turning her into a professional e- sports athlete.

Watch the trailer for MIKHAIL RED’S DEAD KIDS, a Netflix film launching on Dec. 1

A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits who plot to take out the school's arrogant rich kid -- until their kidnapping scheme turns deadly. Based on true events. Dead Kids is directed by award-winning director, Mikhail Red, who is known for his internationally acclaimed films ‘Birdshot,’ and ‘Eerie,’ -- both of which are also streaming on Netflix.  

“I have always wanted to make a film about the complexities of my generation. I wanted to expose the entitlement and insecurities of a generation growing up in a country of extreme social disparity but cleverly package it as pop entertainment. For me, Dead Kids is a story of young lives running wild yet cut short with their potentials unfulfilled. It is a crime story in the age of social media and a bleak vision of the Filipino youth’s psyche. It is a commentary on the youth’s views on masculinity, morality, and vigilante justice paralleled with today’s political climate. It is both a coming-of-age story and a cautionary tale for the builders of our future,” said director Mikhail.

Globe Studios and Netflix Partner Exclusively to bring Filipino Film Dead Kids to Global Audiences

Netflix and Globe Studios today announced that they will be bringing Filipino film Dead Kids, exclusively to the global internet entertainment service.

Dead Kids is directed by award-winning director, Mikhail Red, who is known for his internationally acclaimed films ‘Birdshot,’ and ‘Eerie,’ -- both of which are also streaming on Netflix. Dead Kids is a story based on true events, that touches on an exciting mix of friendship, coming-of-age, thriller, and crime rolled into one, societal eye-opening movie. The cast is composed of several young actors including Sue Ramirez, Khalil Ramos, Markus Paterson, Vance Larena, alongside rising young stars Kelvin Miranda, Gabby Padilla, and Jan Silverio