GHOSTLIGHT
Wed 10 July | 20:30 | Pálás Screen 2
2024 | USA | 115’
Selected at Sundance and SXSW, and described by Variety as a film that, “celebrates the power of theatre to move audiences and actors alike”, Ghostlight tells the moving story of a grieving construction worker who joins a local theatre production of Romeo and Juliet.
Dan Mueller is struggling to cope with the suicide of his son a year earlier. When Dan joins the local community theatre production, he finds a place to move through his grief with his newfound friends. Keeping the role a secret from his wife and daughter causes complications, and soon the on-stage drama starts to mirror his own life.
With superb performances from Keith Kupferer and Dolly De Leon.
European Premiere
Director/Producer: Alex Thompson
Director/Writer: Kelly O’Sullivan
Producers: Ian Keiser, Alex Wilson, Pierce Cravens, Eddie Linker, Chelsea Krant
Cast: Keith Kupferer, Tara Mullen, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Dolly De Leon