I had done a short at film school about boys at a water polo camp, so I was already interested in this environment,” Polinger ...

“The Plague” filmmaker Charlie Polinger simply wanted to make a film that actually reflected his adolescent experiences. “I see a lot of movies about 12 year old boys that are often either a little ...

“…they collectively shun the socially-awkward Eli, claiming he’s infected with the titular ‘plague.'” ...

Joel Edgerton stars in The Plague, a brand-new film that blends body horror with teenage years. Check out an exclusive sneak ...

The idea of adolescence as a horror story is not new, but it’s given a splashy workout in Charlie Polinger’s queasily stylish debut feature, in which the swimming pools, lockers rooms and bunk-bed ...

Independent Film Company has acquired North American rights to “The Plague,” a psychological thriller that earned rave reviews and an 11-minute standing ovation when it premiered at this year’s Cannes ...

Sinners and One Battle After Another dominate the pack for the AFCA 2025 Awards nominations with 11 nominations each. The ...

Charlie Polinger’s debut “The Plague,” a psychological thriller starring Joel Edgerton, won the Grand Prize at the 51st edition of the Deauville American Film Festival, which wraps this evening in the ...

The Space Program, a New York-based team of indie producers, describes itself as a collective. The way things work is that the three-person team collaborates on all projects — with one person taking ...

Check out this brand new trailer for The Plague, a new film led by Joel Edgerton which is set to release in the U.S in December with a wider release planned for early 2026. Charlie Polinger wrote the ...

The newest additions to Denver Film's guest list for its 48th annual Film Festival include actors Zoey Deutch and Ben Foster, as well as directors Charlie Polinger and Peggy Ahwesh. Deutch will appear ...

No, that’s not an accidental mis-quote of the acclaimed Charli XCX Brat track “Girl, So Confusing”—we’re directly referencing her five-star Letterboxd review of the upcoming film The Plague, which the ...