Jaded, 45-year-old Chicagoan David Lamb takes his new friend Tommie for a restorative camping trip in the woods.
Directed by Ross Partridge
Starring Jess Weixler, Joel Murray, Lindsay Pulsipher, Tom Bower, Jennifer Lafleur, Ross Partridge, Oona Laurence, Ron Burkhardt
Genre(s) Drama Film
The Indiana Film Journalists Association named Mass as Best Film of the Year, along with Best Original Screenplay for Fran Kranz, the first-time writer/director who also was named Breakout of the Year, and Best Ensemble Acting for the cast of Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton.
The 2021 Palme D’Or winner Titane directed by Julia Ducournau headlines the first wave of films for 2021 Fantastic Fest. Described as “a poignant study on loneliness, isolation and gender identity wrapped in a constantly surprising world of body horror, muscle cars, violence, and disco-dancing firemen,” Titane opens in US cinemas on October 1.
A24, known for their unsettling horror catalog, has released the trailer for Lamb, the twisted folktale film directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson. Lamb, which premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard, is about a lonely couple who have a strange experience in their barn and now have to live with the stranger results.