Fresh Meat

A young idealistic writer is excited to start her first staff writing job at a major media company until she discovers a terrifying secret: they’re eating people.

Short Horror | 23 min | Canada 4K | Colour | www.defar.media/fresh-meat

Key Creatives

Directed by Lu Asfaha
Written by Lu Asfaha
Produced by Fonna-Tasha Seidu
Director of Photography Ashley Iris Gill
Edited by Lu Asfaha
Production Design by Terena Rodrigues
Composer Alexander Arntzen
Casting Director Carly Granovsky

Cast

NIA Malaika Hennie-Hamadi
GENEVIEVE Michaela May
JAMAL Adrian Alexie Edwards

FreshMeat_still6.jpeg
FreshMeat_Still004.jpeg
FreshMeat_Still007.jpeg
FreshMeat_Still008.jpeg
FreshMeat_Still009.jpeg
FreshMeat.Still001.jpg
FreshMeat.Still005.jpg

Successes to Date

  • In 2019, Lu won the Regent Park Film Festival’s Emerging Directors' Spotlight & Pitch Competition

  • Awarded the 2020 BIPOC TV & Film Reel Work Filmmaking Initiative with in-kind donations from William F Whites and Sim International

  • Made in partnership with Toronto Arts Council

  • Recipient of 2021 Charles Street Video’s Media Creation Grant Recipient

  • Supported by InsideOut’s RE: Focus Fund for Post-Production Support

  • Successfuly fundraised additional costs with DOER Creative on Seed&Spark

IO_Laurels_2022_Official Selection_Black.png
09B6B42C-58CB-46AA-B7D2-0AF11248B6FC.png
OF21_BlackLaurels.png
OF21_PinkLaurels.png
Official Selection_2022_white.jpg

Screenings

2022

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Bronze Lens Film Festival

Inside Out Film Festival

Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival

Pan African Film Festival

Denton Black Film Festival

2021

Ax Wound Film Festival
(World Premiere)