Lurker, FRI 11.9, 8:30 PM – Tent

Finnish Theatrical Premiere

Lurker, FRI 11.9, 8:30 PM – Tent

Fiction, 2025, United States

Director and screenwriter: Alex Russell
Running time: 1 h 40 min
Themes: Los Angeles, music industry, social media, psychological thriller
Language: English
Age rating: 12

Director and screenwriter Alex Russell will attend the screenings.

Karhupuisto Film Festival will host a masterclass with Russell on Friday, 11 September, at 3 PM.

Matthew, a twenty-something shop assistant in Los Angeles, is at work when Oliver, an artist he admires, unexpectedly walks in. Matthew captures Oliver’s attention by playing a rare track over the shop’s speakers. A door to success and fame opens.

Staying on the inside and basking in the glow of celebrity become like a drug to Matthew as every member of Oliver’s team competes for the star’s attention. Lurker develops into a psychological thriller and an excruciating game of cat and mouse as the line between friendship and fandom begins to blur.

Premiered at Sundance, Lurker is the acclaimed and award-winning directorial debut of Alex Russell (Beef, The Bear). It brings the timeless rags-to-riches story into today’s world of social media, personal branding, and popular culture. Théodore Pellerin shines as Matthew, having captivated Karhupuisto audiences a year ago in Nino. Oliver is played with equal intensity by Archie Madekwe, known for Saltburn and Midsommar.

Kenny Beats’s superb score accompanies the story’s euphoric and nightmarish moments in the city of dreams.

The film will also have a second screening at the festival: Lurker, SAT 12.9, 9 PM – Alō

Additional credits:

Starring: Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zach Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri
Cinematography: Pat Scola
Production design: Miranda Lorenz
Costume design: Megan Gray
Editing: David Kashevaroff
Music: Kenny Beats
Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Jack Selby, Galen Core, Olmo Schnabel, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Archie Madekwe
Production companies: High Frequency Entertainment, MeMo Films, Twin Pictures

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🎟️ Ticket categories:

• Festival Ticket – €15
  Standard admission to one screening. Your purchase supports the production of the event.

• Patron Ticket – €25
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• Solidarity Ticket – €10
  For students, unemployed people, pensioners, and other discount groups.

We will also organise free public screenings at Karhupuisto, Bar Tÿpo, Kallio Library, and Suvilahti DIY.