Namir Smallwood in Chilling Hospital Horror ‘Rounding’ Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
January 9, 2025
Source: YouTube

“There’s something off… it just doesn’t quite add up..” Doppelgänger Releasing has unveiled a new official trailer for an indie horror film called Rounding, which is finally getting a small theatrical + VOD release starting in February 2025. This one first premiered in 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival and despite a solid festival run, it was never released. In the meantime, director Alex Thompson went on to make Ghostlight which was a big hit from last year’s Sundance. After a traumatic incident, a driven young medical resident named Dr. James Hayman transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start, but the demons of his past start to catch up to him when he becomes consumed by the case of a patient with mysterious symptoms. Described as a “humanist and unconventional genre vision.” The film stars Namir Smallwood as Dr. Hayman, with Sidney Flanigan, Michael Potts, Rebecca Spence. This trailer gets really scary in the last few seconds. And the poster for it is gorgeous – mysterious & eerie & eye-catching (see it below). Keep an eye out for this.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Alex Thompson’s horror film Rounding, direct from YouTube:

After a traumatic incident during his residency, young medical student James Hayman (starring Namir Smallwood) transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start. Observing that James is struggling and having difficulty connecting with patients, Dr. Harrison (veteran stage and screen actor Michael Potts) suggests he take a class focused on bedside manner and facilitating deeper relationships with patients. The demons of James’ past begin to catch up with him when he becomes consumed by the case of a young asthma patient (Sidney Flanigan) with mysterious symptoms. His grip on reality starts to slip as his disturbing nightmares, anxiety-fueled speculations, and physical injuries collide with the harsh realities of the world of medicine. Rounding is written and directed by American indie filmmaker Alex Thompson, director of the films Saint Frances and last year’s Ghostlight. Produced by James Choi, Pierce Cravens, Leah Gaydos, Julianna Imel, Ian Keiser, Edwin Linker, Alex Thompson, Alex Wilson, and Keaton Wooden. This initially premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival a few years ago. Doppelgänger Releasing will debut Rounding in select US theaters + on VOD starting February 14th, 2025 coming soon this winter. Who’s intrigued?