 premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in July 2008, followed by a very limited release on November 7, 2008, on seven screens in Pasadena, Chicago, Mobile, Charlotte, Kansas City, Toronto and Ottawa.The film initially received mixed to negative reviews, but gained a cult following similar to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", managing even to fill theaters worldwide with costumed fans performing Shadowcast versions of the movie, which Smith and Zdunich often visit to meet fans.By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet.