Writer/director Jill Gevargizian assured debut feature  THE STYLIST, a sleek and inventive psychological thriller starring the fabulous Najarra Townsend (Contracted) as a brilliant but shy hairdresser with an extremely dark secret is out now on a lovely special edition blu ray from Arrow.

A hit on the festival circuit in 2020 (including Sitges and Arrow Video FrightFest), Screen Anarchy describes the film as “a stellar debut from and director Gevargizian”. Developed from her popular 2016 short, Gevargizian’s film, along with the likes of Prevenge, The Columnist andPromising Young Woman, herald a new era of startlingly original and socially relevant thrillers with women front and centre.

Featuring a truly memorable and unexpectedly moving central performance from Townsend (who won the Best Actress award from Total Film magazine at this year’s Arrow Video FrightFest), with support from the excellent Brea Grant (After Midnight) The Stylist is sharply observed and erm, stylishly made. An astute study of loneliness and obsession, Gevargizian takes everyday situations – grabbing a coffee, sending a text, having a haircut, and a girls night out – and imbues them with a deliciously macabre flavour. Be warned though – there’s quite a lot of red stuff flying around and it’s not hair dye!

“Will send shivers through your scalp” Nerdist

★★★★

“One wickedly crafted film” The Hollywood News

★★★★

“Najarra Townsend is phenomenal”  Starburst

★★★★

“Demands a serious watch from every self-respecting horror fan” HeyUGuys

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2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Limited Edition Blu-ray™ and Soundtrack CD collection
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Emma Westwood and a gallery of exclusive location scouting photographs

DISC ONE (BLU-RAY) – THE STYLIST

• Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Jill Gevargizian and actress/producer Najarra Townsend
• Exclusive Blu-ray introduction by Jill Gevargizian
• The Invisible Woman, an exclusive visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, exploring the themes of women’s labor and female killers in The Stylist and horror cinema
• The Stylist – Behind the Scenes, a series of eight behind-the-scenes featurettes on different aspects of the film’s production, featuring interviews with the cast and crew
• Location scouting featurette
• Outtakes
• Original Kickstarter video
• The original 2016 The Stylist short film directed by Jill Gevargizian and starring Najarra Townsend, that inspired the main feature
• Pity, a 2016 short film directed by The Stylist’s editor, John Pata, and executive produced by Jill Gevargizian, with an optional introduction by Pata
• Teaser trailer
• Theatrical trailer
• Image galleries

DISC TWO (CD) – THE STYLIST SOUNDTRACK (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

• CD containing the original The Stylist soundtrack