The films full synopsis reads: St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848.

Anna Heegaard (Neye) and Petrine (Sara Fanta Traore) are close friends.

Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.

‘Empire’ By Frederikke Aspöck.

‘Empire’ By Frederikke Aspöck.REinvent International.

Which side are Anna and Petrine really on and is it the same?

REinvent will handle international sales.

The film will premiere locally on April 20.

WGA West building in Hollywood

At least we deserve our own chapter.

Aspock is best known for her debut feature,Out of Boundswhich premiered at Cannes in 2011.

She has since taken films to Moscow, Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, and Goteborg.