Emergency is a 2022 comedy drama film directed by Carey Williams from a screenplay by KD Dávila. It is a feature-length adaptation of Williams and Dávila's 2018 short film of the same name. The short film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 SXSW. Dávila's screenplay also made the 2020 Black List of most popular un-produced scripts from up-and-coming screenwriters. Emergency premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where Dávila won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.
The cast includes RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sabrina Carpenter, Sebastian Chacon, Maddie Nichols, Madison Thompson, Diego Abraham, and Melanie Jeffcoat.
Emergency will have a limited theater release on May 20th, and will be available to stream on Prime Video May 27th. Watch the official trailer below.