Italy’s T3 Directors Bring Supernatural Grief to Global Horror with The Grieving

Vaneast Pictures bets big on Italy’s T3 Directors and their haunting new feature The Grieving.

Italy’s T3 Trio and the Rise of Modern Global Horror

If you’re tracking the next wave of international horror, put The Grieving on your list. Vaneast Pictures, led by Danielle Gasher out of Los Angeles, has snapped up international sales rights for the eerie new feature from Italy’s acclaimed “T3 Directors” — Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar, and Stefano Mandalà.

Announced August 11, 2025, the deal marks a major push for Italian horror on the global stage. The film is riding a surge in European genre exports and has all the makings of a festival circuit favorite.

What’s The Grieving About?

Equal parts supernatural thriller and emotional gut punch, The Grieving follows Mia, a daughter trying to lay her father to rest — only to uncover the literal and figurative demons that plagued his final days. The deeper she digs, the more reality fractures, pulling her into a dangerous space between grief and terror.

Penelope Sangiorgi (Sound of Silence) stars as Mia, with Christopher Jones, David Ajayi, and Francesca Vettori rounding out the cast. As Mia unravels the truth, the film explores the painful intersections of loss, memory, and forces beyond our understanding.

The T3 Directors describe their goal as probing “the invisible threads that connect us all to loss, memory, and what lies beyond.”

Meet the T3 Directors

Italy’s horror roots run deep — from the stylish blood of giallo to zombie classics and surreal supernatural chillers. The T3 collective is adding a bold, modern chapter to that history.

Antonaci, Lascar, and Mandalà broke out with Sound of Silence, distributed globally by XYZ Films, and quickly established a reputation for genre filmmaking that blends atmospheric tension with emotional weight.

With The Grieving, they’re leveling up — directing and producing alongside Raffaele Rinaldi and Riccardo Scalva to ensure their vision stays intact. Their films aim not just to terrify, but to dig into the human psyche.

Vaneast Pictures’ Horror Expansion

Danielle Gasher’s Vaneast Pictures is building an impressive portfolio of international, genre-forward films. By backing The Grieving, Gasher is betting on arthouse horror with a heavy emotional undercurrent — the kind that resonates with both festival crowds and global horror fans.

Calling the T3 team “visionary filmmakers,” Gasher sees The Grieving as a film with the potential to be both a critical darling and a cult hit. If early buzz is right, this Italian nightmare could be one of the year’s most talked-about exports.