Director Susan Dynner’s Supernatural Thriller, The Soul Trader

THE SOUL TRADER, director Susan Dynner‘s supernatural thriller is making the festival rounds after impressive screenings at the American Pavilion at Cannes and the Manhattan Film Festival. In their 2024 Cannes Film Festival review, FILM THREAT called the 12-minute short “Eye Candy… a Naughty and Guilty Pleasure“

THE SOUL TRADER is a proof-of-concept for a feature or TV series that follows the story of Coral Chase (newcomer Shauna Grace)—an occult hitwoman who has the power to steal life-extending souls. She then sells them to vain, wealthy elites like Erica Claessen (Donna Mills), who clings to the crumbs of youth. She’s flanked by stoic bodyguard Damien (Shane West), who ultimately emerges from the shadows as her rival when she’s about to carry out a money-spinning hit at a target’s home and realizes she’s not the only one with murder in mind.

Director Susan Dynner says, THE SOUL TRADER introduces a new breed of complex heroine to our screens. On one hand, she’s a devoted single mom trying to make ends meet for her ten-year-old son. On the other, she’s a cold, contract killer with occult powers and now rivals want to learn her secrets. It’s a sexy and provocative short with a killer twist, but I think this is only the beginning. Our short is a proof of concept for something much bigger and we can’t wait to let Coral loose on the world. We were so lucky to pull together an incredibly talented team of actors and crew who brought so much to the shoot and the production.”

An Aberration Films Production
Running Time: 12 minutes
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Director/Producer: Susan Dynner
Writer: Mike Underwood
Producer: Lauren Bancroft
Executive Producer: Shauna Grace
Cinematographer: Mathias Schubert
Editor: David Hopper
Music by Jeff Russo

Cast: Shane West, Shauna Grace, Dexter Hobert,
Gabriela Kostadinova, and Shyheim Parker, with Donna Mills

THE SOUL TRADER is produced by Aberration Films for more information and updates, visit www.thesoultrader.com. *Special Thanks to PMG-Platform Media Group for information included in this article.