See for Me: Kim Coates, Laura Vandervoort home invasion thriller coming in January

Back in September, we heard that IFC Midnight had acquired the U.S. distribution rights to See for Me, a home invasion thriller from director Randall Okita (The Lockpicker), and were planning to release it sometime in 2022. Now we know exactly what their plans for the film are: IFC Midnight is bringing See for Me to theatres and VOD on January 7th.

Scripted by Adam Yorke and Tommy Gushue, earning their first feature writing credits, See for Me stars prolific voice actor Skyler Davenport in their first on-screen lead role, prolific character actor Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy), and Smallville‘s Laura Vandervoort. The story follows

blind teenager Sophie, who is house-sitting at a secluded mansion which comes under attack from thieves seeking a hidden safe. Her only means of defense is a phone app called See For Me which connects her to Kelly, a veteran and volunteer across the country who spends her days playing first-person shooter games online and who now must see on Sophie’s behalf.

Davenport plays Sophie, and truly is visually impaired. Also in the cast are Jessica Parker Kennedy (The Flash), Joe Pingue (Godless), Pascal Langdale (Killjoys), and George Tchortov (Goon).

See for Me is a Wildling Pictures production, produced by Matt Code and Kristy Neville. David Di Brina serves as executive producer. The film was made with the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates.

I’ve been interested in See for Me since first hearing about it in September, so I’m glad to hear the U.S. release date is so close. I’m not sure I’ll be going back to theatres yet in January, but I’ll be checking this movie out on VOD for sure. The cast and plot synopsis are enough to guarantee my viewing, no trailer necessary – but with the release date only two months away, hopefully there will be a trailer to share very soon.