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InVade

An undocumented scientist and his son try to stop an environmental disaster.

  • Eunice Levis
    Director
    Fell Ends, Keep
  • Eunice Levis
    Writer
    Fell Ends, Keep
  • Elvis Nolasco
    Key Cast
    "Ramon Luna"
    She's got to have it, American Crime, David Makes Man, All American, Godfather of Harlem
  • Chris Beetem
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Charles Davis"
    As the World Turns, One Tree Hill, JAG and Pan Am
  • Brian Anthony Wilson
    Key Cast
    "Mayor Ronald Green"
    The Wire, Creed, Oceans 8, Room 9
  • Justin De La Cruz
    Key Cast
    "Rudy Luna"
  • Elvis Nolasco
    Producer
    She's got to have it, American Crime, David Makes Man, All American, Godfather of Harlem
  • Matt Goldman
    Producer
  • Rachel Ofori
    Producer
  • Berman Fenelus
    Producer
  • Eunice Levis
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 49 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    46,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    6k full frame anamorphic 2:39
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sci-Fi London Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 20, 2022
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 17, 2022
    Los Angeles
    Official Selection
  • Dominican Film Festival in New York
    New York
    United States
    November 5, 2022
    New York Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Eunice Levis

Writer and director, Eunice Levis is a first-generation Dominican American from the Bronx, New York. Eunice's work focuses on genre-bending stories that combine her love of horror, sci-fi, thriller, and fantasy often through a diasporic lens. She is a two-time Sundance Lab Second Rounder, a Stowe Story Lab Fellow, and a NALIP Latino Lens fellow.

She recently wrote and directed “InVade”, a sci-fi short film, which made the second round of the 2020 Sundance Episodic Lab with its pilot script. Her urban gothic horror feature script “Keep” also made the second round consideration for the 2021 Sundance Feature Development program. Her folklore horror micro short “Fell Ends” was an extraordinary selection at NYX's 13 minutes of horror film festival and streamed on Shudder. 
Her latest film, an urban fantasy titled “Ro & the Stardust”, is part of the 2021 NALIP Latino Lens Women of Color Short Film Incubator, sponsored by Netflix.

In addition to writing and directing, Eunice teaches and cohosts Café Negro con Genre, a podcast that promotes creatives working in the genre space. Eunice is a graduate of New York University and is managed by 3 Arts Entertainment.

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Director Statement

I am a genre junkie; sci-fi, horror, fantasy, thrillers...I consume it all in massive quantities. I love everything about it except for the lack of diversity.  People of color are largely underrepresented.  As a content creator I am dedicated to narrating stories of people who are overlooked and/or silenced.
"InVade" serves as an opportunity to break into the sci-fi genre with a story that follows an undocumented hero. Typically, the undocumented live silent lives – but they experience emergencies, pandemics and other civil turmoil just like other legal residents. 
The subject of immigration and undocumented people particularly in the United States has always been urgent and the rhetoric largely toxic. It is easy to overlook how these people have contributed to the health and wealth of America. I feel compelled to tell this story through the narrative of characters that are typically voiceless or restricted to a small subset of genres. This story honors their existence and humanity.