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We made a film about spiritual lunatics, and we will’t wait to point out it to you.
In GOD COUNTRY, a financially tapped-out and mentally worn-down Ben Marsh travels along with his associate, Sam, to the city of White Hope to type out an inheritance left by his mom. What ought to be a fast, awkward household errand turns into one thing else completely because of an area televangelist and his flock — often called the Church of the 2nd Jerusalem — who’ve been ready for Ben like he’s the second coming.
GOD COUNTRY is bloody, scrappy, and really a lot the kind of film held collectively by adoration for the style. We got down to make one thing small and direct that also feels actual, even when issues get pushed a bit over the sting.
“We got down to make one thing small and direct that also feels actual, even when issues get pushed a bit over the sting.”
I’ve spent years going to horror festivals and masking the work of others, so sharing a movie that was made largely by the crew right here at Trendy Horrors is a surreal shift. GOD COUNTRY took us years to shoot, re-shoot, edit, after which persuade ourselves that we have been truly finished. Attending to lastly sit with audiences at locations just like the HorrorHound premiere in Cincinnati, the Ethereal Horror Movie Pageant in Austin, or most lately on the New York Horror Movie Pageant — and listening to folks genuinely reply to it — has already been an unbelievable expertise for all of us.
I want we had a wider launch announcement to share, however that must wait a bit longer. That mentioned, extra competition dates shall be introduced early subsequent 12 months for these which might be capable of attend. Till then, you may try the brand new trailer and picture gallery, under.
GOD COUNTRY stars James David West, J.Okay. Robbins, Bob Daniel, Dale J. Gordon, and longtime skilled wrestler James Storm. The movie is written by Matthew Thomas Laughter and co-directed by Matthew Thomas Laughter and Jake Parker. It’s produced by Laughter, Parker, and myself
Returning to his hometown to assert an inheritance from his estranged mom, Ben Marsh and his associate, Sam, discover themselves entangled within the mad prophecies of the city’s Charismatic chief, Pastor Deenan.
