Quiver Distribution’s Southern Gothic Thriller ‘DOWN RIVER’ Drops Trailer Before December Release
Quiver Distribution has picked up North American rights to Down River, an intense Southern Gothic inspired thriller best described as Winter’s Bone meets Shotgun Stories.
Directed by Brian Barnard and Tommy Walton, written by Randy McDowell and Jody Thompson, the lead cast includes Jody Thompson, Randy McDowell, Ashley Sutton, Bethany Anne Lind, Lori Beth Sikes, and Mark Ashworth.
In Down River, a small-town sheriff and his deputy are drawn to an abandoned farmhouse deep in the coal-mining mountains of southern West Virginia to investigate a crime. But as they dig deeper, buried secrets and fragmented clues threaten to tear the town and the sheriff’s sanity apart.
Produced by Brian Barnard, Randy McDowell, Stelio Savante, Jody Thompson, and Tommy Walton, Down River is presented by Fuel Films Company in association with 77 Entertainment, Oak Fish, and Stroop Fik Entertainment. The thriller lands on digital and on Demand on December 9, 2025.
The deal was brokered by producer Savante on behalf of the film, and by Larry Greenberg on behalf of Quiver.
