Paranormal horror "Numinous" finishes filming, first look set for AFM
The paranormal horror film Numinous has finished principal photography, the main shoot, according to Variety, published on 10 November 2026. Its producers will show a first look at the American Film Market (AFM), the film industry's deal-making market where sales agents and buyers meet to decide what films get distributed.
The film is made in both Hindi and English. Jay Alani directs it and also stars in it. Gaurav K. Sharma and Mihir Rajda co-star. Variety reports that the story is adapted from one of Alani's documented case files, which means it draws on a real record of a paranormal investigation rather than an invented one.
Bangkok-based Fearfolks is presenting the film at the market. The company's chief executive, Hans Audric Estialbo, is named in the same report. A first look is a short preview, usually shown to buyers, that gives them a sense of the finished work before they commit money to it.
The film is slated for release in late 2027. That gives the team roughly a year between the AFM and the cinema date, a common stretch for a film that is still searching for distributors in different countries.
Horror has long been a popular choice at film markets. Its films are often made on modest budgets, which keeps the financial risk lower, and the genre travels well between countries. Fearfolks and Alani are now in the stage where buyers look at the early material and decide whether to take the film on.
For audiences, the next milestone is the release date itself. Until then, the most concrete news is that the shoot is complete and the film has a working timeline, with its first public showing to the trade still ahead.
