Magenta Light, the upstart production and distribution company founded by Oscar winner Bob Yari, has set a dynamic partnership with Evoke Entertainment and Freefall Films.

The multi-year agreement will cover co-production, co-financing and theatrical distribution for indie films, both domestic and worldwide. The joint venture will kick off with a goal of four features per year, with several titles already at development or production stages.

Magenta Light’s flagship movie was last summer’s critically-acclaimed genre thriller “Strange Darling.” They recently released Rebel Wilson’s “Bride Hard.” Evoke, formerly known as Cartel Entertainment, is behind Shudder’s multi-season “Creepshow” and the forthcoming Michael Douglas drama “Looking Through Water.” Freefall has produced action fare like Gary Oldman’s “Guns, Girls and Gambling.”

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Yari will lead domestic distribution strategy and serve as principal co-financier and producer. Stan Spry of Evoke will oversee production services, packaging and contribute financing as well as producing. Freefall’s Boger will take on development, packaging and producing.

“This partnership is about alignment — shared values, creative integrity, and a commitment to powerful storytelling. I couldn’t be more excited to bring this vision to life with Stan and Henry,” Yari said.

Spry added that his counterparts were mentors and inspirations, and Boger concluded the venture would “open doors for emotionally rich, fearless stories.”

Variety has the details on the first three films the JV will produce, all set to roll cameras in 2025:

“Homesick”

Director: Todd Slavkin

Writers: Todd Slavkin and Darin Swimmer

A gripping psychological thriller centered on Abby Morrison, an OB/GYN whose life is upended when a teenage girl—her long-lost daughter—breaks into her home and chains her and her husband in their wine cellar. Set in Winnipeg, Homesick explores themes of motherhood, guilt, and the haunting legacy of past choices.

“Trip”

Writer/Director: Dewayne Jones

In this hallucinatory journey, Chris, a young man seeking solace, ventures into the Panamanian jungle for a psychedelic retreat that quickly spirals into a confrontation with memory, grief, and the supernatural. Trip blends raw emotional realism with surreal imagery to tell a story of spiritual reckoning and identity.

“The Wildmen”

Director: Tom DeLonge

Writers: D. Todd Deeken, Jay Thames, Tom DeLonge

A supernatural Western set in the 1869 American frontier. The film follows a haunted ex-gunslinger and a Paiute warrior as they confront a ruthless land baron—and the mythical “Wildmen,” vengeful spirits awakened by violence and greed.