Chimera Strain (initially known asChimera) is a 2018science fictiondrama/thriller film written and directed by Maurice Haeems, and produced by Jay Sitaram and Maurice Haeems.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

A genius but mentally unbalanced scientist, Quint, attempts to save his terminally ill children, Miles and Flora, by freezing them alive throughcryptobiosis. He operates out of a remote, abandoned, and isolated research facility where he clandestinely brings the comatose body of his estranged wife, Jessie, so that he may experiment on her and find a cure for his children. He buries himself in research, and motivated by the fear of loss, he works day and night to find a cure to their deadly genetic disease. He intends to decode the DNA of theTurritopsis jellyfish which are biologically immortal and possess the ability totransdifferentiate. However, Quint faces a number of obstacles, distractions, and antagonists in the form of Jessie’s spirit, his former flame Charlie, and his erstwhile employer Masterson.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

• Henry Ian Cusick as Quint
• Kathleen Quinlan as Masterson
• Erika Ervin as Dita Gruze
• Jenna Harrison as Charlie
• Karishma Ahluwalia as Jessie
• Jennifer Gjulameti as Griffin
• Raviv Haeems as Miles
• Kaavya Jayaram as Flora

The film was released in select theatres and VOD on March 15, 2019 and on DVD on April 16, 2019 byVertical Entertainment andLionsgate.^{[8][9][22][23]}

Chimera Strain won the following awards:^{[6][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]}

• Boston International Film Festival 2018 – Best Narrative Feature
• International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2018 – Best Sci-Fi Feature
• LUSCA Fantastic Film Festival 2018 – Best International Feature Film
• PDXtreme: Portland Underground Film Festival 2019 – Best Feature Film
• Phoenix Film Festival 2018 – Phoenix Film Foundation Best Sci-Fi Feature
• Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival 2018 – Jury Prize Best Feature Film
• Rome International Film Festival 2018 – Best Narrative Feature

The cast and crew of Chimera Strain won the following awards for their work on the film.

• Henry Ian Cusick – Best Actor at PDXtreme: Portland Underground Film Festival 2019
• Kathleen Quinlan – Best Supporting Actress at FilmQuest 2018
• Kathleen Quinlan – Best Supporting Role at NOLA Horror Film Festival 2018
• David Kruta – Best Cinematography at Boston International Film Festival 2018
• Lawrence Sampson – Best Production Design at New York City Independent Film Festival 2018
• Sara Mills-Broffman – Best Costumes at New York City Independent Film Festival 2018

• Chimera Strain atIMDb
• Chimera Strain atRotten Tomatoes
• Official website

• 2018 films
• American science fiction drama films
• American science fiction thriller films
• Indian science fiction drama films
• Indian science fiction thriller films
• 2010s English-language films
• 2010s American films

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