DEPARTING SENIORS

Festivals: U.S. Premiere on Opening Night of the Chicago International Film Festival. Los Angeles Premiere at ScreamFest. Played internationally with FrightFest London, BFI Flare, & at the inaugural Cannes Fantastic Pavillion.

DEPARTING SENIORS had a US Theatrical and digital release on February 2, 2024. Distributed by Dark Sky Films, the film made the Top 10 on iTunes on both the Horror and Independent charts. Watch on AppleTV.

After an act of bullying sends kind but awkward high school senior Javier to the hospital he begins having psychic visions that reveal the horrifying truth behind a rash of supposed suicides at his school. It is now up to him and his sarcastic best friend Bianca to unmask a serial killer who’s targeting hi classmates before it’s too late.

As fiercely anarchic as it is genuinely heartfelt, DEPARTING SENIORS is “‘Scream' for the next generation,” deftly melding true terror with coming-of-age pathos inside the horrors of high school.

What the Critics are Saying...

"An entertaining and engaging spin on the teen slasher formation, Cooney’s debut provides hope that a surge of new and exciting youth centric genre movies might be on the horizon." - THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

"Clare Cooney’s feature debut casts a queer eye over the tropes of the high school slasher." - PROJECTED FIGURES

"Departing Seniors is a terrific example of how to overcome stereotypical horror tropes and turn them on their head... this is a beautiful blend of what horror fans love." -CINEFIED

"Departing Seniors breathes life into the tropes of coming-of-age horror films." - MADD WOLF