CHOKE — Available Now
- Brad Huffman
- Dec 28, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 28, 2025
What is reality in a town stalked by evil? Where fear seeps into the ordinary, where memory fractures, and where truth becomes something fragile and elusive.
Today, CHOKE (2024) is finally out in the world.
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What a long and winding road it’s been to reach this moment—but we finally made it.
Over the last several years, Zach Pike and I poured every ounce of ourselves into this film. CHOKE began as a question rather than an answer—an exploration of psychological dread, moral decay, and the way a community can quietly rot from the inside
out. From the earliest drafts of the script to the final color pass, our goal was never simply to tell a story, but to build a world that feels lived-in, unstable, and quietly menacing. A town where the line between paranoia and reality erodes with every passing day.
Every frame was shaped with intention. Countless hours were spent refining the story, sculpting the visual language, and collaborating with an extraordinary cast and crew who believed in the atmosphere we were chasing. From the texture of the locations to the way light falls across a character’s face, every creative choice was made to reinforce unease, isolation, and emotional tension. Days on set were intense, focused, and often exhausting—but fueled by a shared commitment to honesty and precision.
I also composed the original score for CHOKE, because I wanted the music to function as a psychological undercurrent rather than a guidepost. The score was written to breathe with the film—to linger, to threaten, and sometimes to withhold.
Subtle motifs evolve slowly, while darker movements rise and fall like a storm just beneath the surface. The music isn’t there to tell you what to feel, but to trap you inside the emotional gravity of each moment and amplify the humanity buried within this unsettling world.
Working with our cast was one of the most rewarding experiences of the entire journey—especially Jessica Buck, whose performance brought extraordinary depth, restraint, and emotional intelligence to the screen. Watching the relationships and chemistry unfold organically was a reminder of why collaboration is at the heart of filmmaking. There were long nights, quiet conversations about subtext and intention, debates over tone and framing, moments of doubt, and moments of absolute clarity—along with unexpected laughter that kept us grounded through the pressure.
CHOKE challenged us creatively, emotionally, and personally. It tested our patience, sharpened our instincts, and reaffirmed why we choose to tell stories through film. This project shaped us in ways we’ll carry into everything we make next. None of it would have been possible without the unwavering support of our friends, family, and everyone who stood behind this project from the very beginning—even when the finish line felt impossibly far away.
This film belongs to everyone who believed in it.
CHOKE is out now.
We can’t wait for you to step into this world and experience it for yourself.
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