Hauntology (2024) with filmmaker discussion
Director: Parker Brennon Run Time: 120 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Jaidyn Triplett, Naomi Grossman, Samantha Robinson, Samantha Russell, Zoey Luna
Country: United States
Language: English
Ohio Premiere at Gateway Film Center on Friday, September 13, 2024.
About the film:
World Premiere, 2024 Dances With Films
International Premiere, 2024 FrightFest
In this queer horror anthology, 12-year-old Venus runs away from home, but their journey is cut short when their older sister, Jazmin, spots them wheeling a suitcase down the sidewalk. Jazmin then take Venus on a journey around Ohio, where Jazmin tells supernatural tales whose characters have more in common with Venus than they first realize.
Hauntology features four ghostly vignettes: The first is a story of Julian, a young trans woman who casts a spell to become her ideal self. However, a dark spirit involved in the ritual soon becomes obsessed with Julian and tries to invade her life. The second story surrounds a troubled married couple whose trip to a remote lake house reveals threatening cracks in their foundation. One member of the couple stumbles upon a mysterious grave and discovers its owner has been waiting over a century for her.The third tale revolves around an up-and-coming art gallery where the paintings of a deceased artist are being forged. However, the artist’s vengeful spirit soon manifests in town, with bloody consequences. The fourth story tells of a journalist who secures an interview with the eccentric owner of a Victorian mansion. After night falls, the journalist quickly learns why the house is so infamous for its hauntings.
By the time Venus understands that all these stories are connected, Jazmin reveals they must have a final showdown with an ominous spirit who has been following them throughout the film.
About the filmmaker:
Parker Brennon is an American filmmaker with a degree in motion picture producing from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Through their degree was in producing, they wrote and directed their own short films following their graduation. With the knowledge they gained from their studies and their life-long obsession with the horror genre, Brennon wrote and directed their own short films. These shorts earned awards and thousands on views online. Production on their debut feature Hauntology (2024) began in 2022 and was filmed over the course of two years.
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