35° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
AFTER HOURS

THE CRESCENT

THE CRESCENT
by Seth Smith
Country: Canada
Year: 2017
Duration: 99'


Beth, a recently widowed artist, moves to a cottage by the ocean with her two-year-old son Lowen to get over her recent loss and focus on her work. But a mysterious force starts tormenting her. Moreover, she feels threatened by the unwanted kindness of some rather disturbing neighbors. In a moment of desperation and confusion, she tries to kill herself, but little Lowen is there to protect her…

Biography

film director

Seth Smith

Seth Smith (Halifax, Canada) is a filmmaker specialized in thriller and horror movies. The first film he made was a music video for his band Dog Day. He directed his first feature Lowlife in 2012, an ultra-low budget film (five thousand dollars) that gained notoriety in the film festival circuit, where it caught the critics’ attention. He then made the shorts Wind Through a Tree (2015), I Am Coming to Paris to Kill You (2015), and The Brym (2017).

FILMOGRAFIA

Lowlife (2012), Wind Through a Tree (cm, 2015), I Am Coming to Paris to Kill You (cm, 2015), The Brym (cm, 2016), The Crescent (2017).

Declaration

film director

“This all began from having a strange sleep disorder as a child. During nights at our seaside home, I’d frequently sleepwalk out of the house, onto the beach and wake by the water’s edge with the strangest feeling. I used this memory as a stepping-off point when writing the story casually over the last few years. This summer it was beautifully adapted to screenplay by my writing partner Darcy Spidle. The newest draft has taken my story from a vague, eerie dream to well crafted thriller.”

Cast

& Credits

regia, montaggio/director, film editing
Seth Smith
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Darcy Spidle
fotografia/cinematography
Craig Buckley
scenografia/production design
Paul Hammond
costumi/costume design
Kathleen Darling
musica/music
Dog Day
suono/sound
Adam Burke
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Danika Vandersteen (Beth), Woodrow Graves (Lowen)
produttore/producer
Nancy Urich
produzione/production
Cut/Off/Tail Pictures

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contatti/contacts
Raven Banner Entertainment
Hugues Barbier
hbarbier@ravenbanner.ca
www.ravenbannerentertainment.com
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