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Supernatural Thriller for Moon of the Blood Beast
Actress Vida Ghaffari Nominated for Best Actress, Supernatural Thriller for
Moon of the Blood Beast at the Los Angeles Nollywood Film Awards
Inglewood, CA, Aug 04, 2019 Noted actress Vida Ghaffari is nominated for Best
Actress, Supernatural Thriller at the 7th annual Los Angeles Nollywood Film Awards
(LANFA). This film was written and directed by multi awardwinning filmmaker
Dustin Ferguson (Nemesis 5: The New Model) and Vida played the role of the plucky
Dispatcher Noel Johnson opposite Dawna Lee Heising (Samurai Cop 2: Deadly
Vengeance) and Alax Maxson (King Ghidorah in Godzilla: King of The Monsters) plays
the beast.
In this film, a small coastal town is terrorized by the legendary "Blood Beast," a
horrific, mythical creature that returns during the cycle of the Harvest Moon that
garners sacrifices in exchange for protecting the secluded town. D.T. Carney, Mike
Ferguson and AVN Award Winner Alana Evans round out the cast.
This film had it's world premiere this past May on WGUDTV in Pascagoula,
Mississippi during their popular "After Hours Cinema" programming, which is hosted
by Lee Turner. A limited edition VHS edition from Nemesis Video (who previously
released Ferguson's "Blood Claws" and "Shockumentary") will be dropping, following
by a streaming release through Troma Now (The Toxic Avenger). DVD details are still
under wraps at the moment.
More info at: https://www.facebook.com/SoCalCinemaStudios/
IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10078664/
About LANFA:
Acclaimed filmmaker, King Bassey, founded the Los Angeles Nollywood Film Festival
in 2012, and this prestigious international film festival has been held annually for the
past seven years. Over the years, the goal of LANFA has been to provide a platform for
creative artists to produce and showcase their unique artistic abilities, increase the
level of awareness in the community, promote the brand, and to strengthen and grow
the credibility of the group and the filmmaking community at large. Please visit:
http://www.lanfaa.com/
About Vida Ghaffari:
Vida Ghaffari has been active on the Tinsel town scene as an awardwinning actress
and voiceover artist. She was recently featured twice in Variety for her starring role in
multi awardwinning filmmaker Harley Wallen's scifi thriller Eternal Code, opposite
an impressive ensemble cast consisting of ScoutTaylor Compton, Richard Tyson, Billy
Wirth, Mel Novak, Kaiti Wallen and Yan Birch.
Vida is also a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Dustin Ferguson, who has been
awarded numerous awards for his innovative films. In the upcoming scifi thriller
Robowoman, she was cast alongside a stellar ensemble cast consisting of Dawna Lee
Heising, scream queen Brinke Stevens, legendary action star Mel Novak, Aki Aleong,
Sue Price, Gregory Blair and Peter Stickles. She also starred in Los Angeles Shark
Attack, once again working with Stevens, Heising, Novak and Maxson as well as
Maria Olsen. More info about Vida at: http://www.imdb.me/vidaghaffari
Contact:
Joe Williamson
The Williamson Management
Inglewood, CA
williamsonmgmt@gmail.com
http://www.lanfaa.com