Freestyle Digital Media distributes the documentary-style sci-fi superhero film Warden on streaming platforms and DVD, starting March 14, 2025.

First introduced at Comic-Con Experience in São Paulo, Brazil, Warden generated strong early buzz and marks the feature film debut of Marcus Alqueres, who first achieved viral success with his short film The Flying Man, which amassed more than 25 million views. Warden was produced on a shoestring budget, following the same independent approach as The Flying Man – a cost-effective production, bold storytelling, and uncompromising creative vision.

Warden explores the real-world impact of an ordinary kid who discovers he has superpowers and decides he can save his ailing city and impact the lives of those forever changed by the rise of the world’s first superhero. Unlike traditional superhero tales, Warden focuses on the effect of a superhero’s presence on ordinary people as it portrays the varying reactions of those around him, both friend and foe alike. Presented in a faux documentary style, the film connects the rise of superhero stories with their ideals of solitary.

Warden was developed by Lucasfilm veteran Steve Tzirlin and Jeff Juhasz — who also serves as executive producer and writer, respectively, on the 2025 Amazon Prime series Secret Level. The film is produced by Tzirlin, Alqueres and Juhasz, along with Sarah Kinga Smith. The cast includes Giovanni de Lorenzi, Alli Willow, Antonio Saboia, Kukassa Kabengele, James Turpin and Nathalia Florentino.