When most people think of director Barry Levinson, they most likely think of films like Good Morning, Vietnam or Rain Man, the latter of which won him an Oscar as Best Director of 1988. Now, he’s completely shifting gears by bringing us a found footage thriller entitled The Bay.

Today, thanks to The Film Stage, we have the first trailer and poster for the film, which stars Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly, Kether Donohue, Frank Deal, Stephen Kunken, Christopher Denham and Nansi Aluka.

The official synopsis reads as follows:

The quaint seaside town of Chesapeake Bay thrives on water; it is the lifeblood of the community. When two biological researchers from France find a staggering level of toxicity in the water, they attempt to alert the mayor, but he refuses to create a panic in the docile town. As a result, a deadly plague is unleashed, turning the people of Chesapeake...