11th Annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
OPENING NIGHT IS HERE!
THE 11TH ANNUAL MAMMOTH LAKES FILM FESTIVAL
Festivities kicks off tonight, Wednesday evening with Spotlight Feature
WENT UP THE HILL (New Zealand)
Directed by Samuel Van Grinsven at 7:00 pm
Individual Tickets now available!
Abandoned as a child, Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother Elizabeth. There he meets her widow, Jill, who has questions of her own. Over the nights that follow, Elizabeth returns and possesses Jack and Jill, using each of their bodies to speak to the other. Jill faces Elizabeth’s suicide, while Jack confronts his abandonment. As they learn she is trapped in limbo, Jack begins to doubt Elizabeth’s reason for returning. Caught in a life-threatening nocturnal dance, Jack and Jill must find a way to let go of Elizabeth’s hold before she pushes them to the edge. WENT UP THE HILL is a psychological drama inspired by writer/director Samuel Van Grinsven’s memories of his childhood in New Zealand’s South Island. An intimate, modern ghost story that explores the extremities of grief in our pursuit of letting go.
Starring DACRE MONTGOMERY as Jack
Dacre is best known for his scene stealing role as ‘Billy Hargrove’ in STRANGER THINGS. He returned in Season 4, which broke the record for Netflix’s biggest premiere weekend of an English-language series. Dacre will soon be seen starring in Daniel Goldhaber’s reimagining of the 1978 horror FACES OF DEATH, as well as WENT UP THE HILL alongside Vicky Krieps. Previously, he was in Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated feature ELVIS, playing the role of ‘Steve Binder’. He was also named in VARIETY’S 10 STARS TO WATCH list.
Individual Tickets now available!
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