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D\E/M\O/N — Theatrical Premiere
Saturday, July 25, 2026 ·
Quarry Cinema 5
111 Minnesota 23
Cold Spring, MN 56320
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Synopsis
The mirror of truth doesn’t Change.
After a devastating breakup, Ben Hardgrave is drawn into The New Progeny, a movement led by the magnetic and unknowable J.C. Taylor.
Taylor promises purpose. Direction. Transformation. But every step along The Path pulls Ben further from the life he knew, and closer to a truth that does not want to stay hidden.
The more he changes, the less he can trust what is real.
- Director
- —Matthew Luczak—
- Written by
- —Matthew Luczak—
- Starring
- Matthew Benton, Ayden Giswold, Stephanie Netko, Lyle Urbanski, Amber Stokstad, Peter Jensen, Nora Vedder
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Advisory
- Contains some difficult subject matter, including instances of physical and psychological abuse, emotional manipulation, violence and graphic imagery, sexual references, and strong language.
— The New Progeny —
You felt it too,
didn’t you?
That quiet pressure behind your eyes. That little voice asking whether this life is really the one you chose.
D\E/M\O/N was only the mirror.
The New Progeny is the path forward.
Follow the Path.
— CAST · CREW OF D\E/M\O/N-
The flock.
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Production · 2026
Production · 2026
Matthew Benton
BENJAMIN HARDGRAVE
Ayden Giswold
TESS PETERSEN
The Five Vessels
I
Stephanie Netko
Vessel 1
II
Lyle Urbanski
Vessel 2
III
Amber Stokstad
Vessel 3
IV
Peter Jensen
Vessel 4
V
Nora Vedder
Vessel 5
+ Supporting Cast
- The Thing
- Timm Vedder
- Marcus Whorle
- James Key
- Whitney Verdes
- Jalynn Jackson
- Maurice Cass
- Matthew M. Toumi
- Florence Tilly
- Yumi Nagaoka
- Arthur Bryerson
- Barry Triana
- Luka Reid
- Zavawn Smith
- Jason Petersen
- Mark Kubat
- Julie
- Summer Welch
- The Figure
- Joseph Bigelow
- Protester Leader
- Cole Engstrom-Bolstad
- Protester
- Mara St Pierre
- Protester
- Christina Binder
- Protester
- Mary Christen Czech
- Protester
- Dana Svensson
- Protester
- Steven Sanders
- Announcer / N.P.
- Nigel Christen
- Gerald
- Brayden Kubat
- Radio Talent
- Timothy Luczak
- Bubs
- Venom
- “Cutting Diamonds”
- Lorraine
- Elizabeth Kothman
- Leander
- Brandon Gentry
- Father
- Brian Kothman
- Children
- Torby & Ayden Stokstad
- Dishwasher
- Matthew Luczak
+ The New Progeny FOLLOW THE PATH
Sarah Jacka
Trenten Hewitt
Shyenne Majeski
Brian Kothman
Hugo Romero
Jessica Scherer
Steve Wothe
Joseph Bigelow
Robert Erickson
Randy Soltis
Steven Pogue Jr.
Tyler Lovitz
Jae Hoeschen
Dayna Meyer
Gabriel Ryland
Sally Trottier
Kimberly Jones
+ Crew Below the Line
- Directed by
- Matthew Luczak
- Written by
- Matthew Luczak
- Producers
- Matthew Luczak, Breana Burggraff, Megan Myers, Risa Alecci, Dana Svensson
- Production Manager
- Breana Burggraff
- Assistant Director
- Megan Myers
- Director of Photography
- Matthew Luczak
- Camera P.A.
- Jae Hoeschen
- Edited by
- Matthew Luczak & Michon Kubat
- Production Designer
- Risa Alecci
- Costume Designer
- Dana Svensson
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Steven Sanders
- Sound Designers
- Steven Sanders, Matthew Luczak, Breana Burggraff
- Music by
- Tyler Stoering & Randy Paulzine
- Credit Song
- North Innsbruck
- SFX Coordinator
- Breana Burggraff
- Key Makeup / Designer
- Breana Burggraff
- Makeup Artists
- Risa Alecci, Christina Binder
- Junior Makeup Artist
- Nora Vedder
- Intimacy Coordinator
- Breana Burggraff
- Head of Marketing
- Brandon Gentry
- Production Assistants
- Joseph Bigelow, Christina Binder, Cole Engstrom-Bolstad, Jae Hoeschen, Tyler Lovitz, Summer Welch, Mark Kubat, Michon Kubat
- “Cutting Diamonds”
- Writer & Director
- Matthew Luczak
- Producers
- Matthew Luczak, Breana Burggraff, Megan Myers, Risa Alecci, Dana Svensson
- Director of Photography
- Jae Hoeschen
- Editor
- Michon Kubat
- Costume Designer
- Dana Svensson
- Production Assistants
- Joseph Bigelow, Tyler Lovitz, Christina Binder
From the set
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