EXCLUSIVE: Vorteks , the genre label of Dubai-based sales agency Cercamon, has picked up worldwide rights to Michele Fiascaris ’ psychological thriller Rain Catcher , starring UK actor Dudley O’Shaughnessy in his first leading feature film role, for a Cannes sales launch.

The work, which is in post-production, extends Fiascaris’ Silver Méliès-winning short of the same name, which premiered at the Sitges Film Festival. It went on to be distributed by HBO Europe, and is currently available on Disney+ in Europe.

During development, the feature was a finalist for the Netflix + Creative UK Breakout program and won the NAFF Award at the Sitges FanPitch in 2022.

Against the backdrop of a rainy, nocturnal London, O’Shaughnessy reprises his role as photographer Miles who obsessively captures unforgiving, morbid portraits of unaware strangers.…