After its debut at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Agnieszka Smoczyńska‘s English-language feature debut, “The Silent Twins,” hits theaters this Friday. But before that, check out Fenn O’Meally‘s short companion piece to the film, “Kiin,” with words by actresses Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence and June & Jennifer Gibbons.

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Based on Marjorie Wallace‘s 1986 book of the same name, “The Silent Twins” recounts the beguiling true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons.  

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Generating terror on screen isn’t always easy in our current age of Trump headlines, but the British thriller “Kindred” succeeds the old fashion way: pulling from those headlines, seducing us into a clean, logical nightmare about a woman who wants an abortion.

When we first meet Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance), she is living with her boyfriend, Ben (Edward Holcroft), and suffers from cruel judgments about her decision to abort.

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It looks like film distributor IFC Midnight will continue to keep us entertained and scared at home as the theater business continues to struggle. The independent film distributor has released an impressive slate of indie horror films this summer, including “The Wretched,” “Relic” and “Sputnik.” Upcoming IFC Midnight film “Kindred” will soon be added to the growing list of impressive genre films.

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