Justin Price’s cyberpunk action thriller *Kill Code* drops digitally July 24th, and it’s got Harvey Keitel’s stamp of approval. The veteran actor reportedly called Price “the next Ridley Scott.”

The film paints a grim future where a corrupt corporation replaces prisons with a twisted survival system. Criminals become enforcers, infected with a nano-virus distributed through watches, forced to kill each other for freedom. Keitel plays Eion Prescott, the nanoscientist behind it all. When cyber-operative Elera (Franzi Schissler) discovers the truth, she rebels against her creator to stop the system from enslaving humanity.

Price, co-founder of Powell & Price Productions, built his career from the ground up. Raised in the American South, he crafted DIY cameras and taught himself filmmaking by studying the masters. His credits include *Wawa: The Sandman’s Kingdom* and *I Heart Robots*. The cast rounds out with Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, and Jacob Artist.

Quiver Distribution is releasing the 87-minute thriller. For independent filmmakers grinding to build immersive worlds on their own terms, Price’s trajectory, and Keitel’s co-sign, proves the hustle pays off.