For years, we have tried to harness the power of the human mind… and failed. Now, one breakthrough will change everything. Beyond technology. Beyond humanity. Beyond control.
LISTENING, the award-winning debut feature from visionary director Khalil Sullins, is a psychological thriller about penniless grad students who invent mind-reading technology that destroys their lives. David, Ryan, and Jordan hope the telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts. Secrets and betrayals surface, and the technology is stolen by a covert government agency with a hidden agenda. With no one left to trust, David is forced against his friends in a life-or-death battle over not only the privacy of the human mind, but the future of free will itself.
Starring Thomas Stroppel, Artie Ahr, Amber Marie Bollinger, Christine Haeberman and Steve Hanks
The Hollywood Reporter
“A wildly imaginative and audacious feature debut.”
More Press
Indiewire
Prepare for a Technological Breakthrough in Exclusive ‘Listening’ Poster
Watch: Mind-Reading is Better (and More Dangerous) Than Sex in Exclusive ‘Listening’ Trailer
Springboard: The One Mistake ‘Listening’ Filmmaker Khalil Sullins Wants Other Creators to Avoid
io9
Fall Movie Guide: 30 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies To Watch Out For
Filmmaker Magazine
MovieMaker
Flicker 3D: Stereoscopic Photography in Motion in Listening
MSN
IGN
Audiences Everywhere
Interview: A Conversation With Listening Director Khalil Sullins
Review: Listening Delivers Heady Sci-Fi Thrills
Bust
‘Listening’ Star Amber Marie Bollinger Talks Going Beyond The ‘Sexy Girl’: Interview
ComicBook
JoBlo
Exclusive: Trippy Clip For Sci-Fi Thriller Listening Gets Inside Your Mind
Austin Chronicle
Other Worlds Austin Is Listening
The Hollywood News
Review: Listening Sci-Fi London
Star Pulse
Best of 2014 – Top Five Male & Female Performances
Interview: ‘Listening’ Standout Amber Marie Bollinger On Playing Smart And Sexy
Examiner
Review: Open Your Mind to the World Inside “Listening”
Interview: “Listening” Director Khalil Sullins Gets Inside Your Head
Latino Review
Exclusive Interview with the Cast of ‘Listening’
Exclusive Interview with Director Khalil Sullins for ‘Listening’
Exclusive Poster for Khalil Sullins’ ‘Listening’
Nerd Repository
Interview: Listening Director Khalil Sullins
We Are Movie Geeks
SLIFF INTERVIEW: Khalil Sullins – Director of LISTENING
Previous Screenings & Awards
Theatrical Engagements
Plaza Theater, Atlanta, GA
Capitol Theater, Cleveland, OH
Gateway Film Center, Columbus, OH
Texas Theater, Dallas, TX
Arena Cinema, Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood)
Laemmle Playhouse 7, Los Angeles, CA (Pasadena)
Village East Cinema, New York, NY
Digital Gym Cinema, San Diego, CA
4-Star Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Magic Lantern Carlton Cinemas, Toronto, ON
Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Festival Screenings
Cambodia International Film Festical, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
La Mano Film Festival, Madrid, Spain
San Diego Public Library, Film Forum
Diabolique Film Festival, NOMINEE: BEST FEATURE, BEST ACTRESS – AMBER MARIE BOLLINGER, BEST ACTOR – THOMAS STROPPEL
Footcandle Film Festival, Hickory, NC
Joshua Tree International Film Festival
Hot Springs Horror Film Festival, WINNER BEST SCI-FI FILM
Cambodia Town Film Festival, Long Beach, CA
Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin, Texas
Landlocked Film Festival, Iowa City, Iowa
New Hope Film Festival, WINNER- BEST SCI-FI FILM, NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE
Woods Hole Film Festival, WINNER: BEST ACTOR – THOMAS STROPPEL
Frederick Film Festival, Frederick, Maryland
FilmQuest Film Festival, NOMINEE: BEST FEAURE FILM, BEST DIRECTOR – KHALIL SULLINS, BEST ACTOR – THOMAS STROPPEL, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – ARTIE AHR, BEST SCREENPLAY – KHALIL SULLINS
World Film Awards, Jakarta, Indonesia, WINNER: WORLD AWARD OF MERIT
Hoboken International Film Festival, WINNER: BEST SCREENPLAY – KHALIL SULLINS, NOMINEE: BEST OF FESTIVAL, BEST FEATURE FILM, BEST DIRECTOR – KHALIL SULLINS, BEST ACTOR – THOMAS STROPPEL, BEST EDITING – HOWARD HEARD
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, RUNNER UP: BEST FEATURE, RUNNER UP: BEST THRILLER
Capital City Film Festival, Lansing, Michigan
Emerge Film Festival, NOMINEE: BEST FEAURE FILM
Gasparilla International Film Festival, Tampa, Florida
Phoenix Film Festival, WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR – KHALIL SULLINS
Cleveland International Film Festival, NOMINEE: BEST AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM – KHALIL SULLINS
Sedona International Film Festival
Irvine International Film Festival, WINNER: BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER: BEST ACTRESS – AMBER MARIE BOLLINGER
Anchorage International Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival, FINALIST: BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Woodstock Film Festival, FINALIST: BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, FINALIST: BEST EDITING
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