Yellow Veil Pictures has boarded North American distribution rights for Callum Devlin‘s “The Weed Eaters,” a New Zealand cannibal horror film that notched a best feature win at SXSW Sydney in 2025. The indie banner is planning a winter release.
The deal for “The Weed Eaters” comes after the independent feature first debuted in the Unreleased Gems section of the Letterboxd Video Store, a video-on-demand streaming platform launched by the film-focused social media platform in 2025.
“Yellow Veil are consistently putting out the richest cinematic meals on offer, so it’s a real honour for ‘The Weed Eaters’ to be a part of their roster,” director Devlin wrote in a statement included in the deal’s announcement. “We always knew there was a global audience for this movie. I mean, this film is pretty gross. But the people that are into it are super into it, and we’re more than happy to make movies for the stoner freaks of the world.”
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“‘The Weed Eaters’ exemplifies what we have come to expect from New Zealand indie films. It’s filled with heart and humor, but this one’s not afraid to get weird and gross along the way,” reads a statement from Yellow Veil.
Exact details on the release plan for “The Weed Eaters” went undisclosed, though Yellow Veil is primarily a digital distribution company with ventures into limited theatrical play.
“The Weed Eaters” follows four friends that have their holiday getaway upended when they stumble upon a strain of marijuana that makes tokers crave the taste of human flesh. The film comes from Sports Team, Horse Bite, and Causeway Films, the Australian banner that was also behind titles like “The Babadook,” “Leviticus,” and “Bring Her Back.”
Prior to “The Weed Eaters,” several other titles featured on the Unreleased Gems section of the Letterboxd Video Store have gone on to land wider distribution, with one of the best-known examples being Neon’s acquisition of the cerebral horror film “It Ends.”
“We would never presume whether these filmmakers want to have a traditional distribution,” Letterboxd’s head of Video Store content Courtney Mayhew told IndieWire in August. “Even if it’s just five really strong ambassadors for these independent gems who will sing their praises and push for it and tell their friends about it … that’s something that has value.”
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